Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Slaughter cow selling for 1540.00/cwt deleted

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$115.00

1 head · 1,030 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,185

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−79.48

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	1,030	115.00	1,185	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

115.00

—

WV average4 barns · 129 hd

194.48

−79.48

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	1,780	116.00	2,065	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,396	98.03	1,368	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	78.29	783	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
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,150	$1,175	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	940	$975	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,280	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,420	$2,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,298	$1,964	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,235	$1,205	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	917	$2,033	3thin

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
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,112.50/head	1,975.00–2,250.00	2,113	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	900	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,402	2,290.31/head	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,290	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,230	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	1,030	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,185	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	1,240	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bulls	—	—	1,480	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,288	1
Bulls	—	—	2,080	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	3,016	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,396	98.03/cwt	79.00–110.00	1,368	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	611	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	83.38/cwt	65.00–96.00	842	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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