Sale reports / West Virginia / Parkersburg Livestock Market / 2020-05-15

Parkersburg Livestock Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Mineral Wells, West Virginia · Fri, May 15
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1883
← Oct 31May 15latest
Slaughter Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 11▲ 2 vs year ago 5 · +40.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
89 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 75▲ 89 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,53565.009981thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,06861.406565thin

Every lot

21 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04655.00/cwt55.00–55.005752
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08265.67/cwt64.00–67.007113
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53565.00/cwt65.00–65.009981
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,138853.00/cwt700.00–955.009,7072
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1781,243.98/cwt860.00–1,360.0014,6545
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2501,260.00/cwt1,260.00–1,260.0015,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2891,074.28/cwt960.00–1,225.0013,8475
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,305935.00/cwt935.00–935.0012,2021
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3271,273.49/cwt1,050.00–1,400.0016,89910
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3801,575.00/cwt1,575.00–1,575.0021,7351
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4301,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0014,6581
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5051,393.52/cwt1,325.00–1,450.0020,9722
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2820510.00/cwt510.00–510.004,1821
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1982893.68/cwt725.00–1,100.008,7763
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,056644.41/cwt525.00–835.006,8056
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,125710.00/cwt710.00–710.007,9881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2211,046.48/cwt775.00–1,200.0012,77812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,223854.89/cwt675.00–1,025.0010,45518
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,266901.08/cwt735.00–1,075.0011,4084
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,273762.92/cwt750.00–775.009,7122
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,03070.03/cwt62.00–76.007216

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.