Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-05

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $97.26/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$97.26

27 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$334

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

$26.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.47

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	587	103.78	609	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	612	88.49	542	8thin
Small and Medium 1-2	358	77.00	275	2thin

One grade step is worth $26.78/cwt here — about $334 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 sale27 hd

97.26

—

WV average5 barns · 257 hd

117.74

−20.47

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	1,840	78.00	1,435	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	865	48.00	415	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,440	40.00	576	1thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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 1-2	—	550	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	110.07/cwt	107.00–113.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	76.95/cwt	73.00–81.00	487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	104.54/cwt	101.00–108.00	423	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	112.33/cwt	112.00–113.00	549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	783	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	380	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	266	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	335	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	95.25/cwt	95.00–96.00	619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	103.52/cwt	102.00–105.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	577	3
Bulls	—	—	1,840	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,435	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	576	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	415	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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