Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-15

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.50/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$133.50

2 head · 343 lb average

Value per head Derived

$458

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−20.37

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	343	133.50	458	2thin

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 sale2 hd

133.50

—

WV average4 barns · 100 hd

153.87

−20.37

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	1,293	107.13	1,385	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,333	82.31	1,097	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,179	73.12	862	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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	800	$475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,360	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,178	$1,160	2thin

Every lot, as filed

9 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	133.50/cwt	133.00–134.00	458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,220.00/head	1,220.00–1,220.00	1,220	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,360.00/head	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,360	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	800	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	1
Bulls	—	—	1,293	107.13/cwt	97.00–115.00	1,385	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	82.31/cwt	75.00–87.50	1,097	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,179	73.12/cwt	62.00–83.00	862	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.

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