Sale reports / West Virginia / Parkersburg Livestock Market / 2019-05-02

Parkersburg Livestock Market

Name: Parkersburg Livestock Market livestock auction prices — 2019-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mineral Wells, West Virginia · Thu, May 2

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1883

← Apr 25May 2May 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 40▲ 51 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 15▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 0▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $114.67/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$114.67

28 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$243

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$27.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.49

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	326	130.00	424	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	538	114.43	616	24
Medium and Large 2	653	102.25	667	2thin

One grade step is worth $27.75/cwt here — about −$243 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale28 hd

114.67

—

WV average5 barns · 161 hd

115.16

−0.49

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	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,160	55.35	642	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,250	41.00	513	1thin

Every lot

30 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	139.18/cwt	137.50–140.00	431	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	627	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,045	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	836	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	271	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	359	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	404	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	477	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	538	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	580	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	599	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	719	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	690	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	580	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	700	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	427	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	312	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	489	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	326	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	424	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	520	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	483	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	117.32/cwt	112.50–121.00	506	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	706	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	662	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	792	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	705	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	633	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	71.55/cwt	63.00–80.00	669	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	940	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	583	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	495	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,160	55.35/cwt	54.00–56.50	642	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	513	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,965	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,001	559.06/cwt	510.00–600.00	5,596	5

This sale against other markets

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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Parkersburg Livestock Market - Mineral Wells, WV

Thu May 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 51Last week 40Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3Last week 15Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	41.00	41.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,160	54.00–56.50	55.35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	326	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	127.00	127.00
1	—	685	103.00	103.00
1	—	720	92.00	92.00
1	—	855	74.00	74.00
4	—	520	130.00	130.00
4	—	326	150.00	150.00
4	—	431	112.50–121.00	117.32
1	—	990	50.00	50.00
2	—	792	89.00	89.00
2	—	935	63.00–80.00	71.55
3	—	240	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	142.50	142.50
1	—	940	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	132.50	132.50
1	—	445	121.00	121.00
1	—	475	122.00	122.00
2	—	271	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	599	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	84.00	84.00
1	—	700	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	150.00	150.00
3	—	310	137.50–140.00	139.18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,001	510.00–600.00	559.06

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.