Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-26

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $163.78/cwt on 9 head.

Average price

$163.78

9 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$749

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$35

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

$21.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.91

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	435	166.86	726	7thin
Medium 1-2	545	161.00	877	1thin
Medium and Large 2	525	145.00	761	1thin

One grade step is worth $21.86/cwt here — about −$35 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 sale9 hd

163.78

—

WV average5 barns · 119 hd

180.69

−16.91

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	1,593	111.37	1,774	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,307	80.97	1,058	3thin

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,050	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	750	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$1,775	1thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	730	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	545	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	674	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	398	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 4Thin Fleshed	—	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	—	—	1,593	111.37/cwt	74.00–120.00	1,774	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	70.45/cwt	70.00–71.00	743	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,810	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,846	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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