Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-21

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.39/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$121.39

28 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

per head · Medium 1 over Small 1

$34.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.10

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	481	134.88	649	8thin
Medium and Large 1	958	134.17	1,286	3thin
Large 1	715	118.00	844	2thin
Medium 2	506	116.22	589	11thin
Small 1	461	100.75	465	4thin

One grade step is worth $34.13/cwt here — about $185 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 sale28 hd

121.39

—

WV average4 barns · 1,223 hd

137.49

−16.10

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	1,491	88.92	1,326	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,700	73.01	1,241	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,073	71.06	763	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,467	70.53	1,034	24

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,356	$1,199	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$1,192	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,393	$1,113	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,184	$1,080	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,255	$1,050	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,273	$1,022	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,423	$1,008	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,305	$963	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,396	$917	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,270	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,210	$810	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	993	$1,294	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,128	$1,235	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,069	$1,084	10
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,088	$1,022	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,630	$1,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,410	$2,215	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,364	$1,881	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,485	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$1,366	3thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	Medium 1	—	545	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	388	152.65/cwt	145.00–160.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium 1	—	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	665	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,559	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	427	117.19/cwt	116.00–120.00	500	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	510	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	791	1
Steers	Small 1	—	500	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	620	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	315	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	850	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	470	114.75/cwt	112.00–117.50	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	435	131.75/cwt	131.00–132.00	573	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	285	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	248	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	480	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	680	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	602	14
Heifers	Small 1	—	330	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	375	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	441	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	635	115.75/cwt	114.00–117.50	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,630	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,275	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,454	1,930.52/head	1,550.00–2,300.00	1,931	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,314	1,934.19/head	1,650.00–2,200.00	1,934	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,220	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	950	735.00/head	735.00–735.00	735	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	993	1,294.14/head	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,294	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,088	1,022.41/head	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,022	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,128	1,235.20/head	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,235	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,356	1,198.94/head	1,020.00–1,400.00	1,199	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	964	858.50/head	700.00–975.00	859	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,143	1,247.16/head	1,085.00–1,400.00	1,247	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,273	1,022.30/head	900.00–1,150.00	1,022	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,228	1,157.23/head	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,157	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,410	2,214.89/head	1,800.00–2,550.00	2,215	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,423	1,007.69/head	900.00–1,150.00	1,008	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,423	1,149.49/head	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,149	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,228	915.33/head	875.00–950.00	915	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,390	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,210	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,169	1,306.87/head	975.00–1,600.00	1,307	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,270	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,396	916.83/head	825.00–1,050.00	917	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,103	1,286.51/head	1,225.00–1,350.00	1,287	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,485	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	—	—	1,390	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,404	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	56.02/cwt	54.00–58.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	330	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	548	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	1,012	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,265	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	490	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	774	1
Steers	Small 2	—	475	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	361	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	695	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	543	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	690	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	670	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	744	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	330	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	439	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	445	142.50/cwt	141.00–144.00	634	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	535	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	615	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	47.04/cwt	43.00–49.00	502	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	58.48/cwt	55.00–62.00	779	3
Bulls	—	—	1,263	81.18/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,025	2
Bulls	—	—	1,553	89.30/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,387	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,120	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,333	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	991	113.63/cwt	106.00–119.00	1,126	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,504	69.91/cwt	65.00–77.00	1,051	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	73.01/cwt	67.00–76.00	1,241	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	67.72/cwt	62.00–74.00	741	6
Bulls	Medium 1	—	473	164.76/cwt	164.00–165.00	779	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	1,270	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,410	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	715	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	844	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	560	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	650	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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