Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-15

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.87/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$118.87

83 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$543

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$77

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 1

$12.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.37

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	395	126.73	500	11thin
Medium and Large 1	460	118.94	547	47
Small and Medium 1	398	118.33	471	6thin
Large 1	505	114.31	577	19thin

One grade step is worth $12.41/cwt here — about −$77 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 sale83 hd

118.87

—

WV average7 barns · 1,491 hd

130.23

−11.37

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	1,675	77.49	1,298	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,230	53.39	657	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	53.00	781	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,132	50.17	568	17

Every lot, as filed

50 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	Medium and Large 2	—	390	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	120.30/cwt	110.00–126.00	807	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	139.27/cwt	127.00–141.00	731	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	113.76/cwt	111.00–119.00	927	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	117.92/cwt	117.00–126.00	567	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	126.95/cwt	108.00–130.00	471	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	133.71/cwt	122.00–145.00	368	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	—	390	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	472	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	124.37/cwt	110.00–133.00	665	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,026	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	443	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	114.51/cwt	110.00–117.00	600	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	528	112.18/cwt	110.00–113.00	592	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	482	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	564	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	903	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	150.98/cwt	150.00–152.00	708	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	329	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	131.81/cwt	131.00–134.00	543	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,079	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	152.09/cwt	132.50–157.00	592	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	903	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	144.94/cwt	123.00–155.00	707	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	805	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	148.21/cwt	140.00–163.00	479	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	156.21/cwt	141.00–168.00	650	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	—	440	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	462	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	55.80/cwt	54.00–58.00	791	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	536	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	77.49/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,298	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Value Added	—	1,005	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	814	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,280	43.55/cwt	42.00–45.00	557	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	54.21/cwt	49.00–62.00	638	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	781	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	49.63/cwt	43.00–58.00	567	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	779	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	40.85/cwt	37.00–44.00	418	3

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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