Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-08

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.00/cwt on 13 head.

Average price

$139.00

13 head · 683 lb average

Value per head Derived

$949

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−17.55

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	683	139.00	949	13thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale13 hd

139.00

—

WV average7 barns · 1,127 hd

156.55

−17.55

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	1,343	72.86	978	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	57.98	826	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,620	52.20	846	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,178	43.03	507	6thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,500	$1,500	1thin

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%	—	1,239	46.23/cwt	38.00–49.00	573	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	57.98/cwt	55.50–61.00	826	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,620	52.20/cwt	50.00–54.00	846	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	27.00/cwt	27.00–27.00	235	1
Bulls	—	—	793	65.91/cwt	62.00–69.00	523	2
Bulls	—	—	1,618	76.33/cwt	73.50–79.00	1,235	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,500	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	782	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	119.60/cwt	102.50–136.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	929	122.00/cwt	121.00–122.50	1,133	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	731	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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