Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-30

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $105.61/cwt on 13 head.

Average price

$105.61

13 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$469

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$56.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.62

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	393	113.61	446	8thin
Medium and Large 2	520	105.33	548	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	475	91.00	432	1thin
Medium and Large 3	600	57.00	342	1thin

One grade step is worth $56.61/cwt here — about $104 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 sale13 hd

105.61

—

WV average5 barns · 81 hd

116.23

−10.62

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	1,874	92.27	1,729	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,362	67.10	914	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,785	61.00	1,089	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,247	49.14	613	5thin

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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,305	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	522	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,233	51.43/cwt	48.50–55.00	634	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,785	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	1,089	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	67.10/cwt	53.00–74.00	914	17
Bulls	—	—	1,874	92.27/cwt	83.50–96.00	1,729	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	1,340.75/cwt	1,195.00–1,450.00	18,207	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	15,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	13,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,232	1,003.92/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	12,368	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	138.74/cwt	137.50–140.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	118.39/cwt	116.00–126.00	433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	108.83/cwt	104.00–114.00	456	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	432	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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