Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-11

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $120.67/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$120.67

3 head · 735 lb average

Value per head Derived

$887

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$31.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.31

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	728	131.00	953	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	750	100.00	750	1thin

One grade step is worth $31.00/cwt here — about $203 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 sale3 hd

120.67

—

WV average5 barns · 44 hd

124.97

−4.31

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	—	High	1,888	83.50	1,576	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	104.00	1,076	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,390	66.96	931	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	66.50	1,041	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,328	114.94	1,526	2thin

Every lot, as filed

11 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	Choice	—	1,328	114.94/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,526	2
Bulls	—	—	2,270	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	14,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	909	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,035	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,076	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,675	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,240	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	858	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	66.96/cwt	66.00–68.00	931	3
Bulls	—	—	1,505	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,204	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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