Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-28

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.12/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$114.12

29 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$40.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.47

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	510	121.18	618	19thin
Large 2	540	110.00	594	1thin
Small and Medium 2-3	645	109.00	703	1thin
Small and Medium 1	553	105.75	584	4thin
Medium 2	693	101.50	703	2thin
Small and Medium 2	570	81.00	462	2thin

One grade step is worth $40.18/cwt here — about $156 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 sale29 hd

114.12

—

WV average6 barns · 795 hd

134.59

−20.47

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	1,413	77.82	1,100	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,359	65.42	889	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,035	59.01	611	7thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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 1	—	645	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	761	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	—	695	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	435	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	722	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	390	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	530	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	—	445	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	512	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	—	641	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	628	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	535	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	637	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	583	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	927	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	680	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	979	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	47.77/cwt	45.50–50.00	536	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	78.51/cwt	78.00–79.00	714	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	605	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,495	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	882	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	73.02/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,011	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	63.67/cwt	63.00–65.00	841	5
Bulls	—	—	1,413	77.82/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,100	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	645	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	703	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	645	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	319	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	—	562	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	123.99/cwt	120.00–127.00	594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	449	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	625	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	450	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	515	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	119.61/cwt	116.00–122.50	630	9
Steers	Large 1	—	520	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	645	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Steers	Large 2	—	640	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	621	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	600	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	948	1
Steers	Large 1	—	775	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	930	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	270	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	402	1
Steers	Large 1	—	235	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	317	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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