Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Report supplied by Auction*

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.78/cwt on 18 head.

Average price

$158.78

18 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−14.47

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	494	158.78	785	18thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale18 hd

158.78

—

WV average6 barns · 1,085 hd

173.25

−14.47

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	1,800	83.50	1,503	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,343	71.79	964	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,050	26.00	273	1thin

Every lot, as filed

16 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	—	450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	153.18/cwt	153.18–153.18	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,014	3
Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	550	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	693	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	576	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	968	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	725	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	20,625	5
Bulls	—	—	2,000	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,900	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,152	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	71.79/cwt	70.32–80.00	964	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	26.00/cwt	26.00–26.00	273	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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