Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-24

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.67/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$147.67

100 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$501

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

$63.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.82

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	568	154.63	879	79
Medium and Large 2-3	433	139.12	602	9thin
Small and Medium 1-2	566	117.97	668	5thin
Small and Medium 2-3	568	103.06	586	6thin
Large 1-2	415	91.00	378	1thin

One grade step is worth $63.63/cwt here — about $501 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 sale100 hd

147.67

—

WV average6 barns · 1,186 hd

162.49

−14.82

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	1,925	81.96	1,578	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,394	65.91	919	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,692	60.47	1,023	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	60.25	602	12

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	490	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	416	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	450	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	536	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	650	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	142.00/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,014	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,132	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	168.99/cwt	150.00–171.00	825	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	870	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	415	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	378	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	415	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	174.65/cwt	150.00–185.00	742	14
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	330	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	488	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	615	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	732	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	554	115.96/cwt	110.00–122.00	642	4
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	575	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	587	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	62.92/cwt	59.00–66.50	669	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	47.18/cwt	40.00–52.00	499	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,692	60.47/cwt	58.00–63.50	1,023	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	70.96/cwt	68.00–73.00	912	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,427	64.36/cwt	56.00–68.50	918	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	412	144.01/cwt	140.00–145.00	593	5
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	625	104.67/cwt	94.00–115.00	654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	143.71/cwt	142.00–145.00	956	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,032	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	840	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	137.02/cwt	133.00–141.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	146.40/cwt	136.00–150.00	833	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	341	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	640	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	691	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	420	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	395	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	450	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	410	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	555	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	141.09/cwt	130.00–148.00	532	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	140.08/cwt	131.00–145.00	594	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	942	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	505	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	133.85/cwt	124.00–139.00	442	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	730	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	810	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	695	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	142.33/cwt	139.00–149.50	686	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	699	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	881	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	125.47/cwt	124.00–129.00	679	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	127.95/cwt	126.00–132.00	727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	156.41/cwt	152.50–165.00	676	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	538	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	4,480	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	699.88/cwt	375.00–860.00	6,446	4
Bulls	—	—	1,926	85.20/cwt	76.00–92.00	1,641	4
Bulls	—	—	1,920	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,325	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	693	78.38/cwt	77.00–80.00	543	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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