Name: Parkersburg Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-25

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $131.53/cwt on 18 head.

Average price

$131.53

18 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+14.30

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	131.53	701	18thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale18 hd

131.53

—

WV average3 barns · 54 hd

117.24

+14.30

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,430	68.25	976	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,205	55.00	663	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,183	46.85	554	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,156	43.90	508	8thin

Every lot, as filed

29 lots · USDA AMS · Parkersburg Livestock Market - Mineral Wells, WV

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	41.02/cwt	37.00–44.00	465	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	52.55/cwt	52.00–53.00	644	2
Bulls	—	—	1,680	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,176	1
Bulls	—	—	1,180	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	145.42/cwt	143.00–148.00	688	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	539	123.68/cwt	104.00–138.00	667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	134.38/cwt	130.00–137.00	660	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	502	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	46.85/cwt	46.00–47.50	554	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,205	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	161.43/cwt	158.00–165.00	767	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	658	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	345	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	612	1
Steers	Large 2	—	685	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	432	1
Steers	Small 1	—	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	125.91/cwt	120.00–132.00	797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	141.52/cwt	137.00–146.00	783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	299	1

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every West Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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