Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-16

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.55/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$155.55

32 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$899

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$560

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

$81.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.38

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	172.76	983	19thin
Small and Medium 1	430	152.50	656	1thin
Medium and Large 2	628	133.92	841	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	510	112.50	574	1thin
Small and Medium 2	465	91.00	423	1thin

One grade step is worth $81.76/cwt here — about $560 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 sale32 hd

155.55

—

WV average6 barns · 844 hd

182.93

−27.38

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	1,570	92.14	1,447	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,900	81.91	1,556	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,437	80.78	1,161	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	72.59	749	15

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	968	$941	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	982	$761	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	905	$525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	154.13/cwt	150.00–156.00	519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	856	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	153.06/cwt	140.00–158.00	572	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	152.25/cwt	146.00–158.00	647	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	744	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	—	300	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	134.66/cwt	126.00–143.00	906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	—	350	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	447	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	—	615	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	498	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	613	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	761.32/head	570.00–1,000.00	761	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	940.56/head	885.00–985.00	941	2
Bulls	—	—	1,708	92.71/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,583	2
Bulls	—	—	1,295	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,178	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	958	88.65/cwt	80.00–103.00	849	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,900	81.91/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,556	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	73.06/cwt	64.00–83.00	771	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	59.60/cwt	51.00–65.00	620	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,448	79.37/cwt	71.00–85.00	1,149	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	185.77/cwt	176.00–201.00	808	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	125.25/cwt	123.00–127.50	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	144.30/cwt	134.00–155.00	957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	154.68/cwt	150.00–160.00	422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,088	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,279	3
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	465	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	423	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	430	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	134.05/cwt	127.00–141.00	1,032	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	343	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	255	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	161.48/cwt	140.00–182.50	368	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	764	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	740	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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