Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-23

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.69/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$164.69

42 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$945

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$458

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2-3

$92.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.38

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	186.00	999	2thin
Medium 1	560	178.92	1,002	25
Medium 2	648	146.65	950	9thin
Small and Medium 2	552	142.67	787	3thin
Large 2	365	130.00	475	1thin
Large 2-3	590	100.00	590	1thin
Small and Medium 2-3	575	94.00	541	1thin

One grade step is worth $92.00/cwt here — about $458 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 sale42 hd

164.69

—

WV average6 barns · 540 hd

176.06

−11.38

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	—	High	1,713	91.85	1,573	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,416	85.01	1,203	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,190	78.10	929	27
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,283	146.97	1,886	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,235	143.00	1,766	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,180	140.00	1,652	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,440	148.00	2,131	1thin

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)	1,200	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 2	—	540	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	680	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	471	151.68/cwt	151.00–153.00	714	6
Steers	Large 2	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	428	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	608	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	—	570	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	752	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	647	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	873	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	490	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	580	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	806	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	430	194.21/cwt	191.00–200.00	835	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	475	192.63/cwt	187.00–194.00	915	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	638	151.38/cwt	148.00–153.00	966	3
Steers	Large 2-3	—	590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	590	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	1,185	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	528	150.61/cwt	142.00–156.00	795	9
Steers	Medium 1	—	395	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	810	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	895	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,181	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	445	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	650	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	575	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	541	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	820	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	568	170.85/cwt	166.00–176.00	970	11
Steers	Medium 1	—	1,085	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	999	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	581	157.90/cwt	149.00–162.00	917	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	960	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	550	168.50/cwt	167.00–170.00	927	6
Bulls	Medium 1	—	500	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium 1	—	466	183.74/cwt	180.00–185.00	856	4
Bulls	Medium 1	—	355	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	415	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	768	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	—	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,235	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,766	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,180	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,652	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,283	146.97/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,886	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,445	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,272	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	82.65/cwt	77.00–87.00	996	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,226	73.36/cwt	67.00–76.00	899	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,440	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,131	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,464	82.72/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,211	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	89.02/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,185	4
Bulls	—	—	1,913	95.96/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,836	4
Bulls	—	—	1,340	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,112	1
Bulls	—	—	1,498	88.07/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,319	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	803	51.12/cwt	40.00–61.00	410	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	1,060	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	922	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	475	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	418	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	535	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	845	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	—	680	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	823	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	—	785	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	628	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	455	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	733	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	560	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	638	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	770	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	1,070	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,423	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	730	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	694	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	—	505	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	616	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	750	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	375	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	551	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	520	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	660	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	911	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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