Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-24

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $162.66/cwt on 15 head.

Average price

$162.66

15 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$318

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$28.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.84

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	538	168.19	906	10thin
Large 1-2	605	158.00	956	1thin
Medium 1-2	600	154.50	927	2thin
Medium and Large 2	555	151.00	838	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	420	140.00	588	1thin

One grade step is worth $28.19/cwt here — about $318 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 sale15 hd

162.66

—

WV average5 barns · 108 hd

175.50

−12.84

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	Boner 80-85%	High	1,337	91.66	1,225	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	87.42	1,368	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	73.80	738	4thin

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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,123	$1,669	3thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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	Large 1-2	—	610	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,037	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	635	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	141.22/cwt	140.00–142.50	1,085	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,083	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,127	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,332	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	995	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	720	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	820	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	605	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	565	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	870	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	1,668.95/head	1,625.00–1,750.00	1,669	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,335	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	88.88/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,188	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	87.42/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,368	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	74.59/cwt	71.00–78.00	677	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,098	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	540	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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