Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-20

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.13/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$160.13

8 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$948

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$30

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

$58.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.86

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	552	167.43	924	7thin
Medium 1-2	875	109.00	954	1thin

One grade step is worth $58.43/cwt here — about −$30 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 sale8 hd

160.13

—

WV average5 barns · 255 hd

147.26

+12.86

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	—	Low	1,218	79.91	973	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,360	91.69	1,247	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	916	61.37	562	4thin

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,377	87.66/cwt	79.00–101.00	1,207	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	105.78/cwt	105.00–106.50	1,375	2
Bulls	—	—	955	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	497	1
Bulls	—	—	1,305	89.21/cwt	76.00–100.00	1,164	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	16,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	900	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	9,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	875	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	10,588	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,369.32/cwt	1,325.00–1,410.00	17,596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	12,896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,036	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	926	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	875	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	954	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	718	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	61.37/cwt	40.00–80.00	562	4

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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