Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-09

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.94/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$120.94

17 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$566

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

per head · Medium 1 over Medium 2-3

$68.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.08

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	378	128.49	485	4thin
Medium 1-2	450	127.67	574	9thin
Small and Medium 1	460	124.00	570	2thin
Medium 2	750	85.00	638	1thin
Medium 2-3	730	60.00	438	1thin

One grade step is worth $68.49/cwt here — about $47 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 sale17 hd

120.94

—

WV average4 barns · 169 hd

127.01

−6.08

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	1,249	85.83	1,072	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	66.50	971	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	62.21	756	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,233	40.50	499	2thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	643	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,087	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,275	27.00/cwt	27.00–27.00	344	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	849	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	62.21/cwt	60.50–64.00	756	2
Bulls	—	—	1,373	87.74/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,205	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,000	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	820	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	530	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	750	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	583	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	502	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	375	129.48/cwt	128.00–131.00	486	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	444	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	273	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	347	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	310	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	730	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	—	415	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	575	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	765	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	545	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	741	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 →