Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-30

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $104.11/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$104.11

8 head · 775 lb average

Value per head Derived

$807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$401

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

$14.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.51

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	850	107.64	915	6thin
Medium and Large 2	550	93.53	514	2thin

One grade step is worth $14.11/cwt here — about $401 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 sale8 hd

104.11

—

WV average5 barns · 183 hd

139.62

−35.51

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	1,550	67.61	1,048	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,544	62.39	963	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	950	54.00	513	1thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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%	—	950	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	513	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,550	56.45/cwt	56.45–56.45	875	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,500	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,560	1
Bulls	—	—	1,550	67.61/cwt	56.00–76.00	1,048	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	888.00/cwt	888.00–888.00	8,436	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	11,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	74.02/cwt	74.02–74.02	407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	100.40/cwt	100.40–100.40	1,255	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	102.52/cwt	102.52–102.52	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	93.53/cwt	93.53–93.53	514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	950	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	90.51/cwt	90.51–90.51	588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	663	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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