Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-14

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.69/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$162.69

119 head · 641 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,043

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

per head · Medium 1 over Small and Medium 2

$66.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.42

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	588	173.59	1,021	40
Medium and Large 1	564	167.66	946	29
Medium and Large 1-2	767	159.08	1,220	18thin
Medium 1-2	819	151.45	1,240	11thin
Large 1	679	147.29	1,000	7thin
Medium 2	645	145.58	940	12thin
Small and Medium 1	460	140.00	644	1thin
Small and Medium 2	675	107.00	722	1thin

One grade step is worth $66.59/cwt here — about $299 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 sale119 hd

162.69

—

WV average4 barns · 1,282 hd

175.11

−12.42

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,718	79.50	1,365	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,383	74.70	1,033	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,109	70.10	777	10
Steers	Choice	Average	1,460	107.00	1,562	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,285	92.00	1,182	2thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	—	563	125.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	905	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	825	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	932	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	464	107.29/cwt	105.00–112.00	498	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	441	142.60/cwt	140.00–143.00	629	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	870	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	818	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	610	10
Heifers	Medium 1	—	555	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	295	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	431	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	350	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	771	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	576	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	375	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	727	11
Steers	Medium 2	—	593	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,274	11
Heifers	Medium 1	—	858	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	987	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	1,135	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,317	2
Steers	Large 1	—	765	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,048	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	675	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	722	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	895	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,181	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	740	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	947	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	410	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,134	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	600	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	858	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	750	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,103	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	720	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,008	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	410	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	677	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	765	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	570	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	809	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	853	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,314	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	482	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	757	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	1,080	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,339	2
Steers	Large 1	—	598	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	993	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	518	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	166.92/cwt	162.50–170.00	965	22
Steers	Large 1	—	685	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	959	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	1,223	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,492	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	740	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,006	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	735	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	884	7
Steers	Medium 1	—	822	145.33/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,195	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	650	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,008	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	456	198.87/cwt	189.00–202.00	907	18
Steers	Medium 1	—	380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	684	7
Steers	Medium 1	—	870	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,262	2
Steers	Large 1	—	743	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,040	2
Steers	Large 1	—	620	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	427	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	790	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	—	735	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	911	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	588	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	882	2
Bulls	Medium 1Value Added	—	260	188.27/cwt	185.00–190.00	490	3
Bulls	Medium 1	—	1,002	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	952	2
Bulls	Medium 1	—	475	182.47/cwt	180.00–185.00	867	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,460	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,562	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,285	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,182	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	72.96/cwt	67.00–77.00	827	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,070	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,553	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	63.41/cwt	61.00–65.00	667	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,177	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,147	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	73.41/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,015	8
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	—	500	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	380	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	599	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	270	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	685	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	884	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	685	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	925	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	860	3
Bulls	Large 1	—	605	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	520	165.49/cwt	165.00–166.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	490	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	809	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	370	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	595	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,144	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	551	6

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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