Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-19

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $99.07/cwt on 7 head.

Average price

$99.07

7 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$98

per head · Small and Medium 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$12.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.79

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 1-2	365	105.00	383	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	635	99.20	630	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	520	92.50	481	1thin

One grade step is worth $12.50/cwt here — about −$98 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 sale7 hd

99.07

—

WV average4 barns · 282 hd

126.86

−27.79

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,860	52.04	968	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,425	48.00	684	1thin

Every lot, as filed

13 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	—	330	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	483	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	365	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	383	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,860	52.04/cwt	51.50–52.50	968	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	2

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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →