Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-14

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.20/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$110.20

20 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$560

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Small and Medium 2-3

$45.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.94

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	362	120.20	435	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	472	115.44	545	9thin
Small and Medium 1-2	707	97.79	691	5thin
Small and Medium 2-3	575	75.00	431	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.20/cwt here — about $4 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 sale20 hd

110.20

—

WV average3 barns · 207 hd

121.14

−10.94

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	1,370	76.82	1,052	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	970	56.96	552	6thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	431	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	63.34/cwt	62.00–65.00	616	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	55.38/cwt	51.00–60.00	512	2
Bulls	—	—	1,435	84.73/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,216	2
Bulls	—	—	1,240	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	756	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,530	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	15,683	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	14,753	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	975	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	11,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,175	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,301.98/cwt	1,225.00–1,375.00	16,053	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	316	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	382	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	575	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	685	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	635	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	673	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	755	92.32/cwt	89.00–94.00	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	401	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	602	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	162.00/cwt	160.00–164.00	356	2

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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