Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-31

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $179.82/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$179.82

27 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,053

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$49.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.94

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	558	189.48	1,058	17thin
Medium and Large 2	670	172.00	1,152	7thin
Large 1-2	425	150.00	638	1thin
Medium 2	600	140.00	840	2thin

One grade step is worth $49.48/cwt here — about $218 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 sale27 hd

179.82

—

WV average6 barns · 424 hd

183.76

−3.94

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	1,830	112.00	2,050	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,598	85.00	1,358	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,417	84.33	1,195	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,006	78.99	795	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,190	73.00	869	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
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,220	$1,325	1thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,582	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	169.49/cwt	167.50–176.00	993	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	595	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,201	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	805	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,466	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	1,220	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	—	—	1,830	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	2,050	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,433	89.00/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,275	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,165	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	188.03/cwt	178.00–190.00	983	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	790	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	780	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,092	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	752	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,190	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	869	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,412	82.77/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,169	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,483	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	81.32/cwt	81.00–82.00	808	3

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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