CW_LS146 Charleston, WV Wed Apr 17, 2019 USDA-WV Dept of Ag Market News South Branch Livestock, Moorefield, WV Weighted Average Report for Wednesday Apr 17, 2019 Cattle Receipts: 979 Last week: Last year: Slaughter cows made up 2 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 1 percent, replacement cows 1 percent, other cows 0 percent, and feeders 96 percent. The feeder supply included 72 percent steers, 26 percent heifers, and 2 percent bulls. Near 96 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. “This report reflects prices of majority of livestock with a USDA grade, weight, and sex on this sale date. This report does not represent all animals at the sale on that date.” Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 456 825-835 826 142.75-148.25 147.41 Load 120 885-885 885 136.00 136.00 Load Small 1 1 680-680 680 109.00 109.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 275-275 275 100.00 100.00 1 370-370 370 125.00 125.00 3 460-485 470 105.00-116.00 111.21 1 540-540 540 108.00 108.00 193 750-780 768 125.00-129.00 126.91 Load Small 1 1 450-450 450 90.00 90.00 Medium and Large 2 1 295-295 295 105.00 105.00 1 345-345 345 117.50 117.50 Smoke 2 365-365 365 110.00-117.50 113.75 1 430-430 430 95.00 95.00 2 460-465 463 115.00-121.00 118.02 1 510-510 510 115.00 115.00 Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 320-320 320 127.50 127.50 1 375-375 375 132.50 132.50 4 450-478 465 120.00-140.00 130.89 2 510-545 528 114.00-122.50 118.39 1 560-560 560 117.00 117.00 Small 1 1 405-405 405 108.00 108.00 Medium and Large 2 1 320-320 320 115.00 115.00 2 445-445 445 112.00 112.00 1 505-505 505 112.50 112.50 Medium and Large 3 1 505-505 505 110.00 110.00 2 583-583 583 118.00 118.00 1 695-695 695 95.00 95.00 Bred Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1125-1125 1125 875.00 875.00 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred Medium and Large 1 - 2 Middle Aged 1 1095-1095 1095 875.00 875.00 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred 2 1250-1290 1270 825.00-885.00 854.53 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred 1 1520-1520 1520 985.00 985.00 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred Slaughter Cows Breaker 70-80% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1710-1710 1710 49.50 49.50 1 1415-1415 1415 60.00 60.00 High Dressing 1 2170-2170 2170 44.00 44.00 Boner 80-85% Lean 3 990-1200 1065 43.00-46.00 44.32 2 1090-1205 1148 37.00-38.00 37.53 Low Dressing 2 1520-1680 1600 44.00-45.50 44.71 1 1475-1475 1475 50.00 50.00 High Dressing Lean 85-90% Lean 3 1115-1325 1235 41.00-44.00 42.24 5 990-1135 1093 31.50-35.00 32.65 Low Dressing 1 1410-1410 1410 37.50 37.50 Low Dressing Heiferettes Medium and Large 1 - 2 Young Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 815-815 815 57.00 57.00 1 1190-1190 1190 72.00 72.00 1 1310-1310 1310 71.00 71.00 Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1485-1485 1485 52.00 52.00 Low Dressing 6 1510-2055 1786 62.00-74.00 67.50 1 1820-1820 1820 59.00 59.00 Low Dressing Source: WV Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Charleston, WV Travis Funkhouser 304.703.4562 www.ams.usda.gov/lsmnpubsCW_LS146.txt