Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

14 bottle Lambs bring $10-$22 per head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.43/cwt on 9 head.

Average price

$142.43

9 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$840

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$3.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.32

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	610	144.20	880	5thin
Medium and Large 2	564	140.22	790	4thin

One grade step is worth $3.98/cwt here — about $89 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 sale9 hd

142.43

—

WV average7 barns · 651 hd

141.11

+1.32

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	1,762	95.47	1,682	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,374	69.78	959	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,760	64.72	1,139	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	973	53.03	516	3thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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 2	—	600	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	954	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,005	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	520	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	837	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	400	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	978	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	143.94/cwt	142.00–146.00	741	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	294	1
Bulls	—	—	1,762	95.47/cwt	84.00–107.00	1,682	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,374	68.73/cwt	66.00–71.50	944	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	63.54/cwt	55.00–72.00	635	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,031	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,760	64.72/cwt	64.50–65.00	1,139	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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