Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-18

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $230.52/cwt on 22 head.

Average price

$230.52

22 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,214

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.53

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	527	230.52	1,214	22

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale22 hd

230.52

—

WV average3 barns · 336 hd

227.99

+2.53

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	1,740	126.76	2,206	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,383	100.67	1,392	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	97.00	1,528	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,173	89.84	1,053	12

Every lot, as filed

28 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%	—	1,199	91.61/cwt	59.00–104.00	1,098	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,528	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,386	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	99.89/cwt	87.00–109.00	1,391	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	403	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,290	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,432	1
Bulls	—	—	1,740	126.76/cwt	108.00–136.00	2,206	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	920	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,518	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	615	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,551	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	570	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,169	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,416	5
Dairy Steers	Medium 4	—	680	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	612	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 4	—	860	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,073	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	965	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,520	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,168	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	232.91/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,251	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,074	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,213	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,537	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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