West Virginia cattle auction prices

Name: West Virginia feeder cattle auction prices
Creator: Cattle Auction Prices

3 sales at 5 USDA-reported barns from Oct 18 to October 24, 2026. Statewide prices combine every barn, weighted by head.

Steers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $372.55/cwt
4-week average: $383.40
13-week average: $386.55
4-week vs 13-week: −0.8%

52-wk low $346.57high $493.49

Steers 700–799 lb Falling

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $310.00/cwt
4-week average: $311.94
13-week average: $330.98
4-week vs 13-week: −5.8%

52-wk low $288.61high $394.65

Sales in 11 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Falling

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $316.25/cwt
4-week average: $317.98
13-week average: $335.90
4-week vs 13-week: −5.3%

52-wk low $309.10high $430.28

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Every sale this week

$/cwt, Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2, head-weighted. 13-week trend = that barn's 4-week vs 13-week average for 500–599 lb steers. Barns tagged unweaned sold mostly unweaned calves over the last 13 weeks, so their prices are unweaned lots; statewide trends use regular lots only. Rows tagged special or graded are a barn's special sales. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price. Click a column to sort.
Barn	Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799	Heifers 500–599	13-week trend
South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange, Moorefieldgraded	Sat Oct 24	1,415	$405.10	$336.35	$343.62	—
Preston Farmers Market, Terra Alta	Fri Oct 23	181	$375.00†	$310.00†	$276.67†	—
Buckhannon Stockyards Livestock Auction, Buckhannon	Wed Oct 21	90	$371.73	—	$329.44	Rising (+1.9%)

Statewide, last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Statewide price history

Weekly average $/cwt

All West Virginia barns

Buckhannon Stockyards Livestock Auction, Buckhannon · Oct 21
Jackson County Regional Livestock Market, Ripley · Oct 17
Preston Farmers Market, Terra Alta · Oct 23
South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange, Moorefield · Aug 22
Weston Livestock Marketing, Weston · Oct 17

Source: USDA AMS Market News auction reports for 5 West Virginia barns. Barns that hold more than one sale a week count every sale.