Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2020-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-23

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $93.06/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$93.06

35 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$511

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$24.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.76

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	581	100.67	585	18thin
Medium 1-2	531	89.67	476	3thin
Medium 2-3	452	87.00	393	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	463	85.75	397	8thin
Small and Medium 1-2	702	76.33	536	3thin

One grade step is worth $24.34/cwt here — about $49 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 sale35 hd

93.06

—

WV average5 barns · 1,175 hd

122.82

−29.76

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,787	67.01	1,197	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,322	47.09	622	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,591	46.52	740	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,040	36.84	383	24

Every lot, as filed

88 lots · USDA AMS · Preston Farmers Market - 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 1-2	—	773	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	897	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	101.87/cwt	97.00–107.00	839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	102.59/cwt	93.00–107.50	541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	103.49/cwt	101.00–106.00	474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	547	99.34/cwt	98.00–100.00	543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	107.09/cwt	105.00–108.00	449	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	92.01/cwt	90.00–94.00	527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	89.60/cwt	88.00–90.00	436	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	603	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	745.00/cwt	685.00–800.00	6,705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	578	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,505	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	663.03/cwt	585.00–700.00	8,540	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	293	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	730	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	220	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	395	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	367	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	505	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	409	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	425	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	383	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,838	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	797.71/cwt	710.00–850.00	10,251	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	905	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,240	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	900	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	833	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	468	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	388	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	665	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	810	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	705	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	23.36/cwt	21.00–25.00	252	3
Bred Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,100	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,700	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,280	546.09/cwt	510.00–580.00	6,990	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	31.58/cwt	25.00–37.00	338	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	705	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	635	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	871	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	45.52/cwt	41.00–51.00	591	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,396	52.01/cwt	49.00–57.00	726	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	44.62/cwt	41.00–49.00	713	5
Bulls	—	—	1,695	58.53/cwt	50.00–65.50	992	2
Bulls	—	—	1,878	75.48/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,418	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	52.27/cwt	50.00–55.00	429	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	39.15/cwt	37.00–48.00	430	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	585	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	363	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,034	679.95/cwt	635.00–760.00	7,031	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	675	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	385	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	860	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	826	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,035	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,469	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	911	589.42/cwt	500.00–685.00	5,370	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,050	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,188	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	743.06/cwt	685.00–775.00	9,214	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	660	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	469	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	685	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	3,494	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,110	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	4,662	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,190	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	4,879	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,110	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,881	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,375	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	859	589.49/cwt	510.00–630.00	5,064	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,359	940.35/cwt	800.00–985.00	12,779	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,321	597.26/cwt	510.00–675.00	7,890	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,481	795.19/cwt	710.00–860.00	11,777	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,430	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,363	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	13,920	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	13,538	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,306	798.67/cwt	750.00–850.00	10,431	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	13,101	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	254	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	337	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,388	975.41/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	13,539	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,295	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,713	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	12,066	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	100.97/cwt	100.00–102.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	190	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	209	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	253	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	113.51/cwt	113.00–114.00	516	2

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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