Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-16

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $105.63/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$105.63

4 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$211

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

$36.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.48

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	350	130.00	455	1thin
Small and Medium 1-2	510	105.00	536	1thin
Large 1-2	710	93.75	666	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.25/cwt here — about −$211 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

105.63

—

WV average5 barns · 131 hd

132.10

−26.48

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	1,308	105.47	1,380	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,338	70.20	939	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,157	66.25	766	16

Every lot, as filed

16 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,495.00/cwt	1,495.00–1,495.00	18,613	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	703.71/cwt	660.00–750.00	6,742	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	68.98/cwt	64.00–72.00	930	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,280	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	992	1
Bulls	—	—	1,308	105.47/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	324	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	765	54.14/cwt	53.00–55.00	414	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,211	66.47/cwt	60.00–69.00	805	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	157.04/cwt	151.00–163.00	586	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,535.00/cwt	1,535.00–1,535.00	21,030	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	690	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	604	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	455	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,216	71.75/cwt	70.00–74.00	872	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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