Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-21

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $97.00/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$97.00

4 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$8.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.83

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	655	103.00	675	1thin
Medium and Large 3	568	95.00	540	3thin

One grade step is worth $8.00/cwt here — about $135 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 sale4 hd

97.00

—

WV average6 barns · 134 hd

118.83

−21.83

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,311	71.52	938	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	987	62.39	616	3thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	70.57/cwt	65.00–78.50	956	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	—	875	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	709	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	71.09/cwt	68.00–75.00	713	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	430	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,290.00/cwt	1,290.00–1,290.00	15,158	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	12,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	653	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,180.00/cwt	1,180.00–1,180.00	12,390	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	1,177.20/cwt	925.00–1,450.00	12,572	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	10,010	1

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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