Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-27

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$140.00

1 head · 380 lb average

Value per head Derived

$532

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−33.81

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	380	140.00	532	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

140.00

—

WV average4 barns · 52 hd

173.81

−33.81

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	1,620	68.50	1,110	1thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,233	$1,571	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,304	$1,508	15
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,083	$849	2thin

Every lot, as filed

6 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%	—	1,620	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	1,110	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,083	849.21/head	820.00–870.00	849	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,233	1,571.01/head	1,400.00–1,825.00	1,571	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,304	1,507.88/head	1,300.00–1,725.00	1,508	15
Steers	Medium 1	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	535	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	717	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 →