Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-22

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.04/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$109.04

32 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$21.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.36

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	551	116.58	643	19thin
Medium and Large 2-3	540	108.00	583	2thin
Large 1-2	408	100.00	408	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	631	95.35	602	9thin

One grade step is worth $21.23/cwt here — about $41 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 sale32 hd

109.04

—

WV average6 barns · 981 hd

127.39

−18.36

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	1,806	79.95	1,444	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,450	62.16	901	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,701	59.50	1,012	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,153	51.68	596	26

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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,412	$1,078	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,475	$1,035	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,163	$1,006	20
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,605	$960	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,495	$884	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,222	$882	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,374	$874	25
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,516	$814	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,277	$789	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,549	$1,315	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,283	$1,218	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,035	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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%	—	1,138	43.05/cwt	38.00–49.00	490	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,400	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	812	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,701	59.50/cwt	57.50–61.00	1,012	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,433	57.06/cwt	55.00–59.00	818	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,533	60.25/cwt	58.00–64.00	924	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,025	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	646	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	857	63.82/cwt	61.00–68.00	547	3
Bulls	—	—	1,785	87.52/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,562	2
Bulls	—	—	2,135	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	2,028	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	69.88/cwt	63.00–73.00	1,195	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	54.36/cwt	49.00–59.00	659	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,150	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,277	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,552	839.85/head	725.00–925.00	840	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,265	733.91/head	685.00–775.00	734	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	1,143.36/head	885.00–1,375.00	1,143	9
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,165	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,386	882.27/head	750.00–1,035.00	882	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,412	1,078.02/head	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,078	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,300	660.00/head	660.00–660.00	660	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,138	624.78/head	535.00–735.00	625	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,312	829.86/head	700.00–900.00	830	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	914.39/head	835.00–985.00	914	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	884.41/head	800.00–1,025.00	884	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,145	892.78/head	660.00–935.00	893	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,300	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,573	1,239.70/head	1,135.00–1,300.00	1,240	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,150	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,445	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,555	1,402.88/head	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,403	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	775	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	589	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,115	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	109.43/cwt	104.00–115.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	512	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	320	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	126.22/cwt	125.00–127.50	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	782	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	114.99/cwt	114.00–116.00	908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	141.64/cwt	135.00–143.00	749	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	259	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	619	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	420	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	441	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	510	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	546	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	430	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	344	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	305	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	401	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	665	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	125.27/cwt	124.00–130.00	780	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	119.91/cwt	114.00–120.50	637	11
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	375	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	738	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	770	85.06/cwt	80.00–90.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	749	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	595	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	601	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	748	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	530	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	509	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	460	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	465	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,605	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	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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