Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-17

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.10/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$160.10

5 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$738

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−11.12

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	461	160.10	738	5thin

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 sale5 hd

160.10

—

WV average5 barns · 141 hd

171.22

−11.12

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	—	High	1,865	109.07	2,035	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,730	87.00	1,505	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,423	81.57	1,161	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,165	74.16	864	3thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,445	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

13 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%	—	1,730	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,505	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,423	81.57/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,161	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	74.16/cwt	69.00–77.00	864	3
Bulls	—	—	2,053	115.61/cwt	113.00–118.00	2,373	2
Bulls	—	—	1,490	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,430	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,272	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,092	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	970	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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