Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-10

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.18/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$131.18

17 head · 404 lb average

Value per head Derived

$530

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$24.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.03

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	389	137.28	534	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	300	130.00	390	1thin
Small and Medium 2-3	400	130.00	520	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	441	129.24	570	8thin
Medium and Large 3	305	112.50	343	1thin

One grade step is worth $24.78/cwt here — about $191 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 sale17 hd

131.18

—

WV average4 barns · 198 hd

122.16

+9.03

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	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,420	54.50	774	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,193	36.55	436	4thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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	—	320	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	131.22/cwt	130.00–132.50	424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	138.72/cwt	136.00–140.00	585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,221	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	137.50/cwt	132.50–142.50	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	592	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	499	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	1,352.38/cwt	1,250.00–1,400.00	19,880	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,613	1,217.67/cwt	1,075.00–1,400.00	19,641	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,549	1,220.59/cwt	1,000.00–1,400.00	18,907	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	774	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	44.57/cwt	44.00–45.00	510	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	28.52/cwt	27.00–30.00	354	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.

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