Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-15

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $205.59/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$205.59

33 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,009

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$63

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

$127.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.25

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	348	261.25	908	4thin
Medium 1	463	219.81	1,017	16thin
Large 2	350	195.00	683	1thin
Small and Medium 1	393	187.50	736	2thin
Medium 2	586	178.57	1,046	7thin
Small and Medium 2	723	134.17	970	3thin

One grade step is worth $127.08/cwt here — about −$63 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 sale33 hd

205.59

—

WV average5 barns · 398 hd

205.34

+0.25

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	1,707	122.15	2,085	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,725	104.00	1,794	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,364	100.21	1,366	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,133	96.95	1,098	19
Steers	Standard	Average	1,040	169.00	1,758	1thin

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 Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$1,312	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,188	$1,260	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$775	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,020	$1,525	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,068	$1,944	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$1,926	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,216	$1,904	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,172	$1,841	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,043	$1,826	2thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1-2Registered	—	1,030	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	550	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	—	455	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	887	1
Heifers	Medium 1Fleshy	—	465	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,011	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	760	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,193	3
Bulls	Large 1	—	605	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,059	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	610	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	976	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	350	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	533	216.12/cwt	212.50–217.00	1,152	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	605	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	802	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	365	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	821	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	730	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	790	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,007	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	820	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,066	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	469	222.03/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,041	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	315	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	525	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,076	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	395	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	810	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	745	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	423	224.25/cwt	220.00–227.50	949	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,218	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	—	330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	650	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	810	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,502	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	900	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	570	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	253.78/cwt	250.00–257.50	934	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	880	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,399	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	420	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	515	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	—	520	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	858	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	270	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium 1Fleshy	—	500	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1Fleshy	—	560	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	896	1
Steers	Standard	—	1,040	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,758	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	549	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	81.72/cwt	75.00–87.00	975	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,725	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,794	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,387	91.72/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,272	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	111.84/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,055	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,182	97.68/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,155	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,441	110.32/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,590	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	99.71/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,328	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	975	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,219	1
Bulls	—	—	1,880	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,463	1
Bulls	—	—	1,620	117.73/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,907	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	1,825.90/head	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,826	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,915.60/head	1,800.00–2,025.00	1,916	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	1,924.23/head	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,924	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,077.08/head	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,077	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,458.96/head	1,310.00–1,585.00	1,459	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,165.78/head	1,085.00–1,250.00	1,166	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,944.36/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,944	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	915	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,009.85/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,010	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,197	1,888.10/head	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,888	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Registered	—	1,010	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	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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