Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-16

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $214.38/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$214.38

40 head · 667 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,429

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$655

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

$102.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.34

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	651	222.33	1,447	34
Large 1-2	750	195.00	1,463	2thin
Medium 1-2	792	168.67	1,336	3thin
Small and Medium 2	660	120.00	792	1thin

One grade step is worth $102.33/cwt here — about $655 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 sale40 hd

214.38

—

WV average5 barns · 91 hd

214.72

−0.34

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	1,963	125.06	2,455	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,472	90.31	1,330	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,657	86.00	1,425	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,195	83.98	1,004	5thin

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	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,225	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,030	$925	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,043	$1,743	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$1,693	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,229	$1,618	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$1,275	1thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	—	640	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	864	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	600	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	760	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,007	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	224.46/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,556	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,318	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,540	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	540	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	224.51/cwt	212.50–226.00	1,343	9
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	750	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	211.10/cwt	205.00–217.00	977	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	918	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,692.82/head	1,300.00–1,900.00	1,693	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	1,635.42/head	1,300.00–2,100.00	1,635	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	1,591.82/head	1,475.00–1,700.00	1,592	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,664.98/head	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,665	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bulls	—	—	1,963	125.06/cwt	121.00–130.00	2,455	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,510	87.44/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,320	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,263	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,295	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,166	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	82.48/cwt	80.00–88.00	965	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,403	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,442	92.60/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,335	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,610	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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