Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Report supplied by market; High Cow/calf pair $2275

Feeder Sale Friday April 21, 2023

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.97/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$159.97

33 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$39.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.76

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	528	171.83	908	23
Medium and Large 2	630	132.70	836	10thin

One grade step is worth $39.13/cwt here — about $72 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 sale33 hd

159.97

—

WV average5 barns · 282 hd

167.73

−7.76

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	1,567	102.48	1,606	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,360	80.34	1,093	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,150	65.00	748	2thin

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	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$944	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,137	$1,768	22

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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	783	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	897	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,156	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	869	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	930	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,066	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	815	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,166	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	932	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	748	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	80.34/cwt	73.00–81.00	1,093	20
Bulls	—	—	1,567	102.48/cwt	89.00–108.00	1,606	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	943.93/head	800.00–1,015.00	944	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,690.00/head	1,690.00–1,690.00	1,690	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	850	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	1,775.26/head	1,400.00–1,860.00	1,775	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,350	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	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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