Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-17

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.43/cwt on 7 head.

Average price

$125.43

7 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$343

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

$1.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.69

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	815	127.00	1,035	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	553	125.17	692	6thin

One grade step is worth $1.83/cwt here — about $343 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

125.43

—

WV average4 barns · 64 hd

130.12

−4.69

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	1,318	92.10	1,214	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,440	92.50	1,332	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	63.73	630	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,240	110.00	1,364	1thin

Every lot, as filed

14 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	832	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	815	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4Thin Fleshed	—	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4Thin Fleshed	—	370	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	416	1
Steers	Select	—	1,240	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,364	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,332	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	63.73/cwt	57.00–71.00	630	2
Bulls	—	—	1,318	92.10/cwt	66.00–104.00	1,214	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	590	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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →