Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-19

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$135.00

1 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$817

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−49.24

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	605	135.00	817	1thin

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 sale1 hd

135.00

—

WV average5 barns · 190 hd

184.24

−49.24

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	1,870	115.00	2,151	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,407	91.89	1,293	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	85.00	1,237	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	933	61.73	576	2thin

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	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	941	$908	9

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
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	886	927.77/head	775.00–1,050.00	928	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	915.50/head	825.00–1,000.00	916	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	945	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	—	—	1,870	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,151	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,407	91.89/cwt	80.00–100.00	1,293	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,237	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	61.73/cwt	58.00–66.00	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	817	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 →