Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-22

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.18/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$148.18

17 head · 440 lb average

Value per head Derived

$652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$36.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.92

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	382	159.27	608	11thin
Medium 1-2	625	137.00	856	2thin
Small and Medium 2	610	126.00	769	1thin
Medium and Large 2	472	122.33	577	3thin

One grade step is worth $36.94/cwt here — about $31 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 sale17 hd

148.18

—

WV average5 barns · 178 hd

145.26

+2.92

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	965	85.00	820	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,348	75.72	1,021	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,479	74.34	1,099	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,163	68.07	792	7thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,310	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,535	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,397	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	75.12/cwt	71.00–80.00	1,016	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	68.07/cwt	57.00–75.00	792	7
Bulls	—	—	965	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	820	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	74.34/cwt	73.00–76.00	1,099	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	237	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	625	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	705	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	610	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	504	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	166.08/cwt	157.50–175.00	864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	183.17/cwt	177.50–187.00	689	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	564	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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