Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-29

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.17/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$137.17

3 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$732

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$405

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

$7.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.79

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	423	139.75	591	2thin
Medium and Large 2	755	132.00	997	1thin

One grade step is worth $7.75/cwt here — about −$405 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 sale3 hd

137.17

—

WV average5 barns · 98 hd

144.96

−7.79

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	1,407	85.31	1,200	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	76.38	916	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	63.57	655	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$1,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

11 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%	—	1,266	71.42/cwt	60.00–79.00	904	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,033	88.79/cwt	85.00–94.00	917	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	63.57/cwt	54.50–73.00	655	4
Bulls	—	—	1,407	85.31/cwt	69.50–100.00	1,200	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	755	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	997	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	624	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 →