Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-28

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $201.12/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$201.12

37 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,268

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$50.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.70

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	617	211.82	1,307	25
Medium and Large 2	679	183.00	1,243	5thin
Medium 1-2	601	181.56	1,092	5thin
Medium 2	748	161.50	1,207	2thin

One grade step is worth $50.32/cwt here — about $100 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 sale37 hd

201.12

—

WV average6 barns · 599 hd

225.82

−24.70

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%	Average	1,355	86.73	1,175	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	974	73.85	719	5thin

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)	1,150	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$1,475	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	470	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	893	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	925	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	82.05/cwt	76.00–85.00	1,076	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	80.57/cwt	78.00–84.00	733	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	69.37/cwt	68.00–72.00	705	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,463	98.43/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,440	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	340	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	468	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	485	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	740	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	490	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,097	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,303	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	183.48/cwt	181.00–184.00	1,022	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,194	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	759	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,366	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	735	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,154	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	182.64/cwt	180.00–184.00	762	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	280	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,428	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	760	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	180.51/cwt	180.00–181.00	875	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	555	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	615	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	225.10/cwt	222.50–226.00	1,285	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	210.33/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,333	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	728	180.50/cwt	180.00–181.00	1,314	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	702	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	468	182.41/cwt	180.00–185.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	218.88/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,145	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	615	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	222.05/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,061	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	620	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	435	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	202.54/cwt	200.00–205.00	679	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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