Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-06-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-30

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $202.71/cwt on 12 head.

Average price

$202.71

12 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$982

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

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

$34.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.91

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	508	214.06	1,087	8thin
Medium 1-2	438	180.00	788	4thin

One grade step is worth $34.06/cwt here — about $299 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 sale12 hd

202.71

—

WV average3 barns · 53 hd

199.79

+2.91

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	2,160	134.00	2,894	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,384	98.99	1,370	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,810	92.00	1,665	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,147	88.56	1,016	6thin

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)	875	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$1,654	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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 1-2	—	370	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	410	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,120	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	400	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	941	1
Bulls	—	—	2,160	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,894	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,235	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,346	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	100.48/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,372	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	81.08/cwt	75.00–84.00	872	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,240	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,364	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,810	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,665	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,208	89.07/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,076	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,570	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,654.23/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,654	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	875	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,195	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	600	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	624	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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