Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder pigs up to $125/head

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.67/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$144.67

6 head · 406 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.91

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	406	144.67	587	6thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

144.67

—

WV average4 barns · 85 hd

140.76

+3.91

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,740	89.75	1,562	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,362	85.72	1,168	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,181	73.97	874	4thin

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)	1,200	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,285	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,165	$1,100	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%	—	1,181	73.97/cwt	64.00–89.00	874	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,568	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,830	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	1,546	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	85.72/cwt	77.00–94.00	1,168	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	1,200	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	871	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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