Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Special Boer Goat Dispersal June 30, 2023*

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $183.50/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$183.50

8 head · 677 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,241

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$550

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1-2

$40.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.41

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	388	212.48	824	2thin
Medium and Large 2	720	177.50	1,278	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	799	172.00	1,374	4thin

One grade step is worth $40.48/cwt here — about −$550 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 sale8 hd

183.50

—

WV average4 barns · 51 hd

197.90

−14.41

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	2,025	127.00	2,572	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,429	90.47	1,293	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	79.09	820	8thin

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)	955	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,198	$1,525	2thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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%	—	1,000	77.96/cwt	64.00–91.00	780	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,486	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,431	88.85/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,271	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,290	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,122	1
Bulls	—	—	2,025	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,572	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	799	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,374	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	985	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	388	212.48/cwt	210.00–215.00	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	590	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,096	4
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	430	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	925	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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