Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 500 Hair Buck Deleted

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $167.95/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$167.95

17 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$970

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$15.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.70

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	582	171.55	999	13thin
Medium and Large 2	563	156.25	879	4thin

One grade step is worth $15.30/cwt here — about $120 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 sale17 hd

167.95

—

WV average4 barns · 151 hd

176.65

−8.70

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,799	94.11	1,693	6thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	870	90.00	783	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,382	87.16	1,205	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	916	81.49	746	29

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$1,553	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$1,382	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,463	$1,288	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,072	$1,179	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,373	$1,172	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$1,025	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,095	$1,350	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,325	$1,650	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,040	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,420	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,299	$1,670	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,132	$1,666	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,178	$1,553	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,448	12

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,381.55/head	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,382	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	1,172.36/head	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,172	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	1,179.06/head	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,179	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,463	1,287.86/head	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,288	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,552.79/head	1,075.00–2,000.00	1,553	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	950	1,320.26/head	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,320	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,589.22/head	1,450.00–1,775.00	1,589	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2Thin Fleshed	—	850	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2Registered	—	975	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	1,040	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,235	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	179.02/cwt	176.00–181.00	1,013	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	553	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	1,290	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,045	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,124	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,022	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,122	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,032	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	899	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 2-3	—	1,185	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,299	1,670.04/head	1,325.00–1,925.00	1,670	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	980	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,043	1,462.83/head	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,463	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,151	1,774.43/head	1,275.00–2,250.00	1,774	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,349	1,669.35/head	1,450.00–1,800.00	1,669	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,682.10/head	1,450.00–1,800.00	1,682	3
Bulls	—	—	1,870	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,777	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	885	110.41/cwt	87.00–129.00	977	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	82.77/cwt	72.00–89.00	781	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	870	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	783	1
Bulls	—	—	2,138	100.56/cwt	98.00–102.00	2,150	3
Bulls	—	—	1,455	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,251	1
Bulls	—	—	1,055	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	865	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	89.51/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,251	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	823	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,366	84.81/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,159	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	872	66.60/cwt	56.00–72.00	581	8

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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