Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-11

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $191.00/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$191.00

5 head · 340 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$294

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

$60.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.59

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	360	215.00	774	3thin
Medium and Large 2	310	155.00	481	2thin

One grade step is worth $60.00/cwt here — about $294 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 sale5 hd

191.00

—

WV average4 barns · 150 hd

216.59

−25.59

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	1,745	130.00	2,269	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,293	105.97	1,370	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,482	102.20	1,514	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,290	$1,775	1thin

Every lot, as filed

10 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,570	89.96/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,412	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,293	105.97/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,370	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,423	110.36/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,570	3
Bulls	—	—	1,265	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,518	1
Bulls	—	—	2,225	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	3,115	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	774	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →