CW_LS153 Charleston, WV Thu Mar 22, 2018 USDA-WV Dept of Ag Market News Parkersburg Livestock Market, Mineral Wells, WV Weighted Average Report for Thursday Mar 22, 2018 Cattle Receipts: 80 Last week: Last year: Slaughter cows made up 21 percent of the offering, slaughter bulls 5 percent, replacement cows 1 percent, and feeders 73 percent. The feeder supply included 9 percent steers, 52 percent heifers, and 40 percent bulls. Near 24 percent of the run weighed over 600 lbs. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 480-480 480 164.00 164.00 BLK 3 596-596 596 141.00 141.00 RWF 1 700-700 700 128.00 128.00 BLK Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 215-215 215 152.50 152.50 BLK 2 340-340 340 145.00-150.00 147.50 BLK 1 335-335 335 130.00 130.00 RWF 4 310-330 320 144.00-146.00 145.03 SMOKE 1 360-360 360 147.50 147.50 BLK 3 400-440 420 128.00-143.00 135.10 BLK 2 447-447 447 127.00 127.00 RWF 1 445-445 445 140.00 140.00 SMOKE 2 480-495 488 123.00-129.00 126.05 SMOKE 2 515-515 515 131.00 131.00 BLK 2 557-557 557 128.00 128.00 BLK 2 560-575 568 121.00-125.00 122.97 SMOKE 2 620-620 620 126.00 126.00 SMOKE 1 650-650 650 124.00 124.00 SMOKE 1 945-945 945 81.00 81.00 RED Medium and Large 2 1 415-415 415 137.00 137.00 BLK 2 450-450 450 126.00 126.00 RWF Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 270-285 278 157.50-162.50 159.93 BLK 2 430-430 430 163.00 163.00 BLK 2 497-497 497 144.00 144.00 BLK 3 450-450 450 159.00 159.00 SMOKE 1 510-510 510 140.00 140.00 BLK 3 500-500 500 140.00 140.00 RWF 1 585-585 585 121.00 121.00 BLK 3 648-648 648 130.00 130.00 RWF 1 675-675 675 115.00 115.00 BLK 2 730-730 730 118.00 118.00 RWF 1 820-820 820 108.00 108.00 RWF 1 800-800 800 109.00 109.00 SMOKE 1 880-880 880 75.00 75.00 BLK Bred Cows Medium and Large 1 - 2 Middle Aged Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1355-1355 1355 999.00-1100.00 1100.00 Per Head 4-6 Months Bred Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85% Lean Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 685-820 753 37.50-39.00 38.18 Low Dressing 6 920-1340 1083 47.00-58.00 50.27 5 1080-1395 1295 58.00-72.00 61.62 High Dressing 1 920-920 920 47.00 47.00 Low Dressing 3 1465-1540 1510 58.00-60.00 58.82 High Dressing Slaughter Bulls Yield Grade 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1690-1690 1690 77.00 77.00 1 1900-1900 1900 80.00 80.00 High Dressing 2 1535-1575 1555 69.00-71.00 70.01 Low Dressing Source: WV Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Charleston, WV Devin Johnston 304.667.4460 www.ams.usda.gov/lsmnpubsCW_LS153.txt