Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Spring Feeder Special* Larger run than reported last year for the feeder special. Demand strong for all types.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.09/cwt on 236 head.

Average price

$154.09

236 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$838

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$291

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$29.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.62

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	156.36	892	124
Medium and Large 2	519	154.40	802	97
Medium and Large 3	488	135.44	661	11thin
Medium 2	472	127.26	601	4thin

One grade step is worth $29.10/cwt here — about $291 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 sale236 hd

154.09

—

WV average7 barns · 712 hd

148.46

+5.62

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

69 lots · USDA AMS · Preston Farmers Market Special Graded Sale - Terra Alta, 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 3	—	585	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	138.72/cwt	135.00–144.00	529	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	304	138.23/cwt	136.00–140.00	420	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	163.26/cwt	150.00–169.00	860	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	137.61/cwt	132.00–140.00	721	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	789	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	481	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	827	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	118.90/cwt	106.00–132.00	755	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	530	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	429	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	640	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	672	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	612	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	472	127.26/cwt	122.00–129.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	622	109.15/cwt	93.00–117.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	524	122.68/cwt	122.00–123.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	140.21/cwt	133.00–147.00	868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	123.82/cwt	118.00–130.00	774	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	679	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,032	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	138.54/cwt	130.00–142.00	672	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	503	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	870	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	556	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	948	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	521	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	896	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	572	171.50/cwt	171.00–172.00	981	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	133.50/cwt	126.00–141.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	132.40/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,050	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	155.36/cwt	154.00–156.00	974	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	154.79/cwt	150.00–157.00	653	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	140.43/cwt	137.00–142.00	668	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	131.16/cwt	126.00–140.00	748	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	154.82/cwt	136.00–161.00	892	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	159.14/cwt	152.00–165.00	921	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	411	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	571	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	646	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,027	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	697	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	140.11/cwt	128.00–148.00	440	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	158.34/cwt	146.00–168.00	834	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	143.59/cwt	132.00–150.00	968	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	156.54/cwt	151.00–160.00	748	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	126.90/cwt	110.00–134.00	727	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	620	143.43/cwt	138.00–147.00	889	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	532	140.10/cwt	137.00–141.50	745	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	104.44/cwt	92.00–115.00	557	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	152.20/cwt	136.00–163.00	627	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	418	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	594	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	147.59/cwt	141.00–153.00	995	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	103.50/cwt	103.00–104.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	126.44/cwt	121.00–132.00	857	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	128.32/cwt	121.00–141.00	810	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	138.19/cwt	135.00–142.00	589	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	137.00/cwt	135.00–138.00	648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	161.56/cwt	144.00–171.00	787	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	138.92/cwt	131.00–142.00	532	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	130.41/cwt	119.00–138.00	677	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	114.93/cwt	110.00–120.00	391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	140.01/cwt	138.00–142.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	460	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	123.03/cwt	113.00–133.00	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	112.35/cwt	110.00–124.00	759	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	107.66/cwt	106.00–109.00	826	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	111.29/cwt	107.00–112.00	820	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	102.49/cwt	91.00–115.00	471	4

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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