Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-07

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.20/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$123.20

17 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

per head · Medium 1 over Medium 2

$14.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.05

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	539	124.02	669	16thin
Medium 2	590	110.00	649	1thin

One grade step is worth $14.02/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 sale17 hd

123.20

—

WV average6 barns · 475 hd

144.25

−21.05

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	1,703	94.55	1,611	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,315	80.50	1,058	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,493	75.70	1,130	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,135	75.30	855	11

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 Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	700	$325	1thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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%	—	1,054	79.51/cwt	78.00–81.50	838	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,181	72.90/cwt	68.50–77.50	861	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	75.70/cwt	73.50–78.50	1,130	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	82.81/cwt	80.00–85.50	1,148	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	77.27/cwt	75.50–78.50	939	5
Bulls	—	—	1,560	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,615	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	90.08/cwt	88.00–91.50	1,599	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	700	325.00/head	325.00–325.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	710	123.55/cwt	120.00–127.00	877	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	—	395	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	683	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	850	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	365	133.60/cwt	130.00–137.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	290	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	354	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	680	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	570	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	568	119.81/cwt	117.00–123.00	681	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	640	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	545	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	645	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	495	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	762	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	—	505	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	460	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	540	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	395	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	537	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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