Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-26

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.00/cwt on 12 head.

Average price

$113.00

12 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$356

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 4

$51.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−43.88

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	635	131.00	832	1thin
Medium 2	450	125.00	563	1thin
Medium and Large 2	444	121.50	539	4thin
Medium 3	720	116.00	835	1thin
Medium 1-2	748	116.00	867	2thin
Medium and Large 4	665	101.00	672	1thin
Small 3	485	85.00	412	1thin
Large 4	595	80.00	476	1thin

One grade step is worth $51.00/cwt here — about $356 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 sale12 hd

113.00

—

WV average3 barns · 159 hd

156.88

−43.88

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	1,810	102.57	1,857	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,140	81.50	929	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,365	79.93	1,091	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,286	51.94	668	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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,448	$1,226	2thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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%	—	1,395	27.00/cwt	27.00–27.00	377	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,140	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	929	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	79.93/cwt	67.00–90.00	1,091	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	60.25/cwt	49.00–78.00	753	3
Bulls	—	—	1,810	102.57/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,857	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,448	1,226.34/head	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,226	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	720	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	835	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	485	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	412	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	825	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	665	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	670	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	562	2
Heifers	Large 4	—	595	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	476	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	550	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	956	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	925	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	158.25/cwt	142.50–167.50	775	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	685	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,214	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	675	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	727	110.31/cwt	101.00–115.00	802	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	300	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	198	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	575	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	667	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	832	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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