Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-25

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $224.96/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$224.96

20 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,284

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$24.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.68

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	580	232.29	1,346	14thin
Medium and Large 2	550	207.86	1,144	6thin

One grade step is worth $24.43/cwt here — about $203 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 sale20 hd

224.96

—

WV average4 barns · 201 hd

239.64

−14.68

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	1,678	125.96	2,114	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,315	108.84	1,431	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,101	78.44	863	10

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,150	2thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	583	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,096	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	191.88/cwt	175.00–200.00	739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	186.08/cwt	177.50–195.00	958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	232.25/cwt	210.00–255.00	1,340	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	873	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,147	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	512	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,280	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,283	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,448	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,383	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	708	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,328	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bulls	—	—	1,678	125.96/cwt	110.00–136.00	2,114	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	730	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	431	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,186	87.83/cwt	74.00–97.00	1,042	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	55.28/cwt	53.00–58.00	546	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	113.78/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,382	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	106.37/cwt	95.00–114.00	1,452	6

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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