Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-12

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $169.11/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$169.11

24 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$499

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

$49.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.67

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	589	174.93	1,030	19thin
Medium 2	519	152.50	792	4thin
Small and Medium 2	425	125.00	531	1thin

One grade step is worth $49.93/cwt here — about $499 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 sale24 hd

169.11

—

WV average6 barns · 173 hd

162.44

+6.67

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	—	Low	980	90.50	887	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,695	95.00	1,610	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,355	93.70	1,269	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,071	89.74	961	4thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,260	$1,423	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$1,264	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	638	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,610	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,125	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,136	1
Bulls	—	—	995	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	806	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	91.48/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,057	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	965	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	965	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,263.58/head	1,200.00–1,335.00	1,264	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,309.42/head	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,309	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	480	176.50/cwt	174.00–179.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	463	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,016	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	915	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	375	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	548	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	485	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	193.27/cwt	189.00–197.50	991	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,330	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,051	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	400	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	856	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	775	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	374	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	740	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	184.69/cwt	181.00–190.00	855	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	562	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,192	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	980	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,421	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	745	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,006	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	184.06/cwt	182.00–190.00	955	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,219	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	89.15/cwt	85.50–93.00	1,179	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,407	101.29/cwt	98.00–106.50	1,425	3

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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