West Virginia Weekly Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

West Virginia reported 181 priced lines covering 1,693 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,604 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 169 head. replacement cattle receipts at 79 head. Counted as USDA files them — 7 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 8, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Charleston, WV (LS-CW)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,604Last week 1,605Year ago 1,605

Slaughter CattleReceipts 169Last week 291Year ago 291

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 55Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	367	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	435	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	480	392.50	392.50
1	500–550	510	373.00	373.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	190.00–220.00	204.40
1	400–450	415	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	455	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	590	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	370.00–425.00	401.17
8	350–400	371	315.00–396.00	363.80
9	400–450	423	295.00–480.00	368.46
10	450–500	465	310.00–430.00	367.20
20	500–550	532	330.00–407.50	362.40
7	550–600	571	312.50–400.00	351.00
11	600–650	619	300.00–367.50	325.30
4	650–700	670	215.00–325.00	292.97
3	700–750	713	240.00–260.00	251.71
3	750–800	787	230.00–267.50	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	353	405.00–487.50	433.02
10	400–450	431	430.00–485.00	466.32
12	450–500	475	450.00–490.00	463.35
33	500–550	527	335.00–465.00	444.07
6	550–600	576	362.50–405.00	383.01
11	600–650	623	350.00–397.00	384.04
21	650–700	680	330.00–391.00	372.98
1	800–850	800	305.00	305.00
8	850–900	855	322.50–325.00	322.82
3	900–950	925	300.00–325.00	314.97
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	440.00–600.00	523.71
10	300–350	334	395.00–585.00	443.99
19	350–400	371	385.00–520.00	461.60
40	400–450	428	385.00–512.50	425.14
59	450–500	475	375.00–480.00	425.99
46	500–550	522	362.50–460.00	401.61
87	550–600	568	340.00–413.00	380.21
52	600–650	626	331.00–380.00	348.31
24	650–700	674	312.50–667.00	366.24
10	700–750	728	320.00–350.00	337.21
5	750–800	774	300.00–325.00	317.41
3	800–850	840	320.00–330.00	323.33
9	850–900	859	328.00–345.00	338.44
8	900–950	926	278.00–317.50	305.18
2	950–1000	950	332.50	332.50
4	1000–1050	1,019	250.00–295.00	272.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	815	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	365	415.00–435.00	425.00
5	400–450	417	345.00–389.00	360.35
2	450–500	473	362.50–380.00	371.20
4	500–550	510	341.00–355.00	350.51
1	550–600	550	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	440	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	165	390.00	390.00
2	200–250	245	295.00–400.00	347.50
7	250–300	271	320.00–455.00	405.94
9	300–350	326	300.00–442.50	381.80
10	350–400	373	320.00–380.00	348.42
22	400–450	423	215.00–365.00	329.51
13	450–500	482	295.00–353.00	325.92
18	500–550	526	277.50–348.00	316.43
17	550–600	570	270.00–339.00	316.95
12	600–650	612	282.00–355.00	331.51
9	650–700	652	280.00–305.00	288.31
5	700–750	717	250.00–310.00	285.03
3	750–800	750	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	865	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	285.00	285.00
2	500–550	523	150.00–250.00	198.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	236	350.00–415.00	385.42
6	250–300	287	380.00–450.00	407.72
15	300–350	315	385.00–450.00	417.85
42	350–400	375	350.00–460.00	398.66
71	400–450	423	347.50–430.00	385.97
75	450–500	470	340.00–400.00	366.08
63	500–550	528	316.00–370.00	344.63
33	550–600	571	317.50–360.00	344.84
31	600–650	621	291.00–325.00	315.50
9	650–700	668	280.00–325.00	300.63
1	700–750	715	281.00	281.00
1	750–800	775	280.00	280.00
5	800–850	821	225.00–285.00	253.50
8	850–900	860	265.00–286.00	279.58
2	900–950	925	230.00–242.00	235.94
1	1000–1050	1,005	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	329	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	330.00–340.00	334.77
9	350–400	386	327.50–400.00	370.44
5	400–450	422	325.00–435.00	389.14
7	450–500	474	352.50–395.00	369.99
22	500–550	531	332.50–367.50	352.20
22	550–600	560	305.00–416.00	379.63
15	600–650	628	240.00–398.00	341.10
7	650–700	674	280.00–335.00	314.81
1	850–900	850	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	370	280.00	280.00
3	400–450	418	210.00–250.00	235.82
2	450–500	468	272.50–282.50	277.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	443.00	443.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	435	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	460.00	460.00
3	300–350	328	335.00–410.00	386.02
6	350–400	367	325.00–427.50	378.24
14	400–450	424	310.00–370.00	344.57
11	450–500	473	240.00–365.00	334.71
11	500–550	528	300.00–375.00	323.10
11	550–600	574	237.50–355.00	319.67
3	600–650	628	302.50–305.00	303.35
6	650–700	673	212.50–289.00	250.92
3	750–800	755	220.00–250.00	229.93
2	800–850	818	230.00–235.00	232.51
2	850–900	853	205.00–225.00	215.03
1	900–950	945	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	430.00	430.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	470.00	470.00
6	250–300	268	430.00–500.00	461.26
9	300–350	341	430.00–595.00	464.50
16	350–400	381	380.00–470.00	424.60
23	400–450	430	350.00–495.00	416.64
21	450–500	475	350.00–430.00	384.42
28	500–550	524	330.00–455.00	375.28
19	550–600	573	340.00–365.00	350.96
14	600–650	625	305.00–360.00	321.16
11	650–700	675	290.00–332.00	310.56
7	700–750	729	225.00–290.00	258.15
2	750–800	778	245.00–280.00	262.33
1	800–850	805	265.00	265.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	327	535.00	535.00
2	350–400	373	450.00	450.00
3	400–450	422	400.00–485.00	434.86
3	450–500	477	340.00–440.00	396.66
5	500–550	501	415.00–425.00	422.00
6	550–600	573	300.00–405.00	357.22
3	600–650	633	310.00–340.00	330.13
3	650–700	688	246.00	246.00
3	850–900	885	200.00–250.00	233.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,590	145.00	145.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,599	150.00–153.00	151.04
37	—	1,335	135.00–165.00	150.04
4	—	1,180	72.00–149.00	121.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,127	149.00–157.00	152.73
21	—	1,117	101.00–138.00	121.04
4	—	986	20.00–105.00	66.22
35	—	1,157	123.00–162.00	139.50
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	101.00	101.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	722	67.50–95.00	87.19
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	245.00	245.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,577	141.00–159.00	151.28
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	220.00	220.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,970	162.00–172.00	166.70
24	—	1,722	156.00–191.00	180.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,345	3,850.00	3,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,330	3,800.00	3,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,315	3,500.00	3,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,423	2,425.00–2,750.00	2,596.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	1,575.00	1,575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	1,500.00	1,500.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	975	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	2,085	183.00	183.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,342	135.50–154.00	144.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	931	165.00–282.50	224.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,244	143.00–192.00	161.84
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,065	128.00–145.50	137.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,193	1,475.00–2,250.00	1,866.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,096	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,653.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,518	1,800.00–2,750.00	2,302.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,410	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,661.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,189	1,675.00–3,050.00	2,584.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,243	1,950.00–3,600.00	2,829.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,269	1,675.00–2,475.00	2,010.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,305	1,500.00–2,800.00	2,297.35
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,495	2,275.00	2,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	695	900.00	900.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the West Virginia barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.

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