Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-14

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $181.95/cwt on 9 head.

Average price

$181.95

9 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,119

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$92

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

$10.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.66

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	558	189.17	1,056	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	644	178.34	1,148	6thin

One grade step is worth $10.83/cwt here — about −$92 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 sale9 hd

181.95

—

WV average3 barns · 113 hd

176.29

+5.66

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	—	High	1,470	122.35	1,798	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,537	103.55	1,592	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,835	97.66	1,792	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,039	88.31	918	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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,100	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,345	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,188	$1,363	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	938	$1,263	2thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,267	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	176.27/cwt	170.00–182.50	1,239	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	670	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,137	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	870	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	502	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,029	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	830	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,045	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,835	97.66/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,792	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	722	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	88.19/cwt	84.00–95.00	901	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,239	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,193	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,597	103.31/cwt	95.00–114.00	1,650	6
Bulls	—	—	2,015	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,821	1
Bulls	—	—	1,392	119.83/cwt	96.00–133.00	1,668	7

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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