Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-21

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $204.91/cwt on 221 head.

Average price

$204.91

221 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,214

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$37.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.67

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	585	219.84	1,286	133
Medium and Large 2	604	182.35	1,101	88

One grade step is worth $37.50/cwt here — about $185 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 sale221 hd

204.91

—

WV average6 barns · 1,721 hd

226.59

−21.67

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	1,720	117.00	2,012	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,325	86.74	1,149	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,103	78.00	860	2thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	515	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,081	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	897	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,062	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	714	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,016	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,228	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	84.65/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,123	3
Bulls	—	—	1,720	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,188	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	190.32/cwt	182.50–196.00	1,001	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	167.10/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,220	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	918	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,080	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	891	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,141	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	992	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,106	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	982	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	151.68/cwt	147.50–155.00	1,027	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	173.26/cwt	167.50–179.00	1,076	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	879	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	197.86/cwt	185.00–200.00	722	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	200.51/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,131	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	195.59/cwt	190.00–200.00	843	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,069	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,443	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	184.25/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,056	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	167.19/cwt	158.00–185.00	532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	133.76/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,149	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	492	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	231.52/cwt	220.00–239.00	859	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,377	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	182.70/cwt	170.00–195.00	873	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	182.42/cwt	177.00–188.00	1,510	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	234.12/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,002	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	201.10/cwt	195.00–206.00	1,462	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,408	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,341	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,334	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	178.82/cwt	165.00–195.00	1,186	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	232.23/cwt	215.00–247.00	1,224	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,434	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	874	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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