Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-04

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.90/cwt on 11 head.

Average price

$127.90

11 head · 419 lb average

Value per head Derived

$536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

per head · Medium 1 over Small and Medium 1

$22.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.19

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	396	131.88	522	9thin
Large 1	625	111.00	694	1thin
Small and Medium 1	420	109.00	458	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.88/cwt here — about $65 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 sale11 hd

127.90

—

WV average4 barns · 755 hd

150.09

−22.19

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	1,534	75.93	1,165	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,382	55.74	770	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	55.00	880	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,151	50.13	577	6thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$1,098	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,050	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	758	$443	2thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	880	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,382	55.74/cwt	53.00–59.00	770	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	45.59/cwt	44.00–49.00	515	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,171	54.67/cwt	53.00–56.00	640	3
Bulls	—	—	1,534	75.93/cwt	71.00–86.00	1,165	3
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	775	435.00/head	435.00–435.00	435	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	885.00/head	885.00–885.00	885	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	585	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	591	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	334	137.57/cwt	130.00–140.00	459	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	—	420	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	458	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	625	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	565	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	416	130.90/cwt	124.00–138.00	545	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	260	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	351	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	267	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	334	2
Bulls	Medium 1	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	320	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	520	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	388	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	582	2

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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