Name: Parkersburg Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-16

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.88/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$121.88

8 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$535

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+4.37

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	439	121.88	535	8thin

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 sale8 hd

121.88

—

WV average4 barns · 175 hd

117.51

+4.37

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,054	46.69	492	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	42.00	470	1thin

Every lot, as filed

12 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	430	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	446	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	276	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	380	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	46.69/cwt	45.00–49.00	492	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	470	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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