Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-02

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.25/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$159.25

4 head · 610 lb average

Value per head Derived

$972

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$74

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

$56.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.30

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	483	185.00	894	2thin
Large 2	725	138.00	1,001	1thin
Medium and Large 2	750	129.00	968	1thin

One grade step is worth $56.00/cwt here — about −$74 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 sale4 hd

159.25

—

WV average4 barns · 108 hd

190.55

−31.30

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	1,480	122.00	1,806	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,499	106.40	1,595	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,150	99.94	1,149	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
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,153	$1,526	5

Every lot, as filed

8 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	Large 1-2	—	483	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	894	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	725	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,542.76/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,543	3
Bulls	—	—	1,480	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,806	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,499	106.40/cwt	102.00–118.00	1,595	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	99.94/cwt	81.00–114.00	1,149	4

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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →