Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-14

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $212.80/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$212.80

97 head · 655 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,394

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$320

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

$54.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.26

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	663	214.71	1,424	89
Medium 1-2	544	200.79	1,092	5thin
Medium 2	555	184.00	1,021	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	690	160.00	1,104	1thin

One grade step is worth $54.71/cwt here — about $320 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 sale97 hd

212.80

—

WV average5 barns · 868 hd

217.06

−4.26

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	—	Low	1,442	94.45	1,362	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	88.65	1,082	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,097	77.81	854	12

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,251	$1,083	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,168	$993	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,365	$2,145	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,365	$1,566	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,079	$1,384	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	955	$935	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	345	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	944	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	635	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	675	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	838	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	600	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,206	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	806	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	595	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,202	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	85.69/cwt	81.00–89.00	942	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	76.22/cwt	72.00–79.00	832	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	86.06/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,014	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	540	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	92.54/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,189	2
Bulls	—	—	1,198	87.17/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,044	2
Bulls	—	—	1,930	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	2,104	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,120	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	1,059.59/head	975.00–1,125.00	1,060	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,276	1,122.84/head	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,123	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,215	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,153	925.60/head	900.00–950.00	926	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	2,145.24/head	2,050.00–2,250.00	2,145	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	1,345.59/head	1,075.00–1,725.00	1,346	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	1,565.28/head	1,300.00–2,000.00	1,565	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,388	1,567.12/head	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,567	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	935.00/head	935.00–935.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	187.17/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,005	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	174.76/cwt	174.00–178.00	1,197	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	196.96/cwt	194.00–200.00	709	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	505	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	179.94/cwt	171.00–189.00	1,029	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	705	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,206	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	590	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	184.32/cwt	183.00–187.00	811	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	183.31/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,107	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	545	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	216.50/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,494	31
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	690	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	183.04/cwt	179.00–200.00	1,342	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	217.52/cwt	208.00–218.00	1,403	21
Steers	Medium 2	—	605	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,137	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	180.80/cwt	176.00–182.00	1,419	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	235.99/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,383	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,436	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	490	198.47/cwt	196.00–201.00	973	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	632	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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