Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-09

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.83/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$139.83

6 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

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

$36.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.69

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	417	164.00	684	2thin
Medium and Large 2	520	127.75	664	4thin

One grade step is worth $36.25/cwt here — about $20 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 sale6 hd

139.83

—

WV average5 barns · 91 hd

129.14

+10.69

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	1,333	94.41	1,258	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	85.45	1,106	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	46.41	457	9thin

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
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,035	$1,075	1thin

Every lot, as filed

14 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%	—	958	39.31/cwt	33.00–49.00	377	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	85.45/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,106	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	71.02/cwt	60.00–82.00	763	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	28.89/cwt	26.00–31.00	266	3
Bulls	—	—	1,333	94.41/cwt	80.50–106.00	1,258	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,111	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	126.48/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	130.50/cwt	127.00–134.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	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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