Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-22

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $224.26/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$224.26

53 head · 611 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,370

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$243

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

$126.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.45

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	447	274.00	1,224	5thin
Medium 1	562	239.70	1,347	28
Large 1	675	200.00	1,350	2thin
Small and Medium 1	576	200.00	1,152	3thin
Medium 2	579	198.92	1,151	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	932	188.00	1,752	7thin
Small and Medium 2	665	147.50	981	2thin

One grade step is worth $126.50/cwt here — about $243 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 sale53 hd

224.26

—

WV average5 barns · 1,327 hd

254.71

−30.45

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	1,802	127.87	2,304	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	2,000	105.00	2,100	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,370	100.81	1,381	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,038	76.52	794	8thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,525	109.99	1,677	2thin

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,202	$1,355	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$725	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Heifers	Medium 1	—	430	216.21/cwt	215.00–220.00	930	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	655	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,218	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	842	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,541	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	1,200	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	295	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	649	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	554	228.60/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,266	10
Steers	Medium 1	—	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	900	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	523	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,124	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	379	225.35/cwt	223.00–227.00	854	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	623	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,308	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	640	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,752	7
Steers	Medium 1	—	775	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,666	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	960	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,661	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	585	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	487	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,315	7
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	690	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,324	4
Steers	Large 1	—	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	737	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,640	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	500	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	378	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,021	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	305	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	885	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	—	525	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	935	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	—	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	433	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,169	3
Bulls	Medium 1	—	363	275.11/cwt	272.50–280.00	999	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	825	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	—	405	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	790	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,525	109.99/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,677	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	730	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	285	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	74.29/cwt	71.00–78.00	793	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	87.58/cwt	84.00–93.00	957	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,000	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	2,100	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	100.81/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,381	4
Bulls	—	—	1,802	127.87/cwt	123.00–133.00	2,304	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	1,482.09/head	1,410.00–1,550.00	1,482	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	375	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	900	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	—	715	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	675	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,266	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	—	530	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	808	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	590	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	282	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	846	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	575	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,236	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	405	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	845	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,268	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	720	152.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,098	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	445	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	890	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	576	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,152	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	445	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	329	231.26/cwt	230.00–235.00	761	4
Heifers	Medium 1	—	488	219.05/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,069	4

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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