Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-17

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $175.78/cwt on 16 head.

Average price

$175.78

16 head · 728 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,280

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−15.72

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	728	175.78	1,280	16thin

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 sale16 hd

175.78

—

WV average6 barns · 322 hd

191.50

−15.72

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	1,913	100.25	1,918	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,505	77.51	1,166	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,200	55.00	660	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$1,304	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,468	$1,151	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,410	$1,136	7
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$1,200	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,525	$1,956	2thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,337	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,254	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,277	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	1,956.23/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,956	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,468	1,150.55/head	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,151	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	1,135.53/head	1,000.00–1,235.00	1,136	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,304.44/head	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,304	2
Bulls	—	—	1,913	100.25/cwt	91.00–109.00	1,918	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,885	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	1,480	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	77.26/cwt	76.00–79.50	1,089	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	660	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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