Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-03

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $120.25/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$120.25

4 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$180

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

$22.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.57

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	435	127.50	555	2thin
Medium and Large 3	635	121.00	768	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	700	105.00	735	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.50/cwt here — about −$180 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 sale4 hd

120.25

—

WV average3 barns · 39 hd

124.82

−4.57

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	—	High	1,915	102.27	1,958	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,399	90.15	1,261	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,780	84.00	1,495	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,182	78.70	930	3thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$700	1thin
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	875	$650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$987	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,025	$950	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	875	$600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,182	78.70/cwt	70.00–93.00	930	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,780	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,495	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,399	90.15/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,261	7
Bulls	—	—	1,950	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,243	1
Bulls	—	—	1,903	98.03/cwt	85.00–108.00	1,866	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	875	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	950	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	950	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	986.84/head	930.00–1,050.00	987	2
Dairy Steers	Large 4	—	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	730	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	435	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	768	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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