Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Low trading activity today, snowing and slippery conditions for hauling.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $98.38/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$98.38

5 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$479

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$436

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$34.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−37.34

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	556	105.23	585	4thin
Medium and Large 3	210	71.00	149	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.23/cwt here — about $436 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 sale5 hd

98.38

—

WV average5 barns · 256 hd

135.73

−37.34

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	1,500	77.50	1,163	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,318	70.39	928	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	35.03	385	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,430	70.00	1,001	1thin

Every lot, as filed

10 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
Steers	Select	—	1,430	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,001	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	700	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,163	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	70.39/cwt	70.00–71.00	928	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	24.54/cwt	24.00–25.00	252	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	116.96/cwt	114.00–120.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	210	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	149	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	733	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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →