Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-10

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.71/cwt on 7 head.

Average price

$121.71

7 head · 613 lb average

Value per head Derived

$747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

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

$22.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.10

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	694	127.50	884	4thin
Medium and Large 2	465	119.00	553	1thin
Medium 2	475	118.00	561	1thin
Small and Medium 1-2	580	105.00	609	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.50/cwt here — about $275 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 sale7 hd

121.71

—

WV average4 barns · 80 hd

130.81

−9.10

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	1,670	95.00	1,587	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,350	86.01	1,161	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	78.98	873	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
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	910	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,540	1thin

Every lot, as filed

13 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%	—	998	76.22/cwt	70.00–83.00	761	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,320	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	1,115	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	86.01/cwt	83.50–87.00	1,161	3
Bulls	—	—	1,670	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,587	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,540.00/head	1,540.00–1,540.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	910	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	475	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,082	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,186	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	553	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	580	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	609	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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