Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-29

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $231.90/cwt on 19 head.

Average price

$231.90

19 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,086

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$296

per head · Medium 1 over Small and Medium 2

$109.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.51

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	409	259.24	1,061	13thin
Medium 2	634	180.25	1,142	4thin
Large 2	530	165.00	875	1thin
Small and Medium 2	510	150.00	765	1thin

One grade step is worth $109.24/cwt here — about $296 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 sale19 hd

231.90

—

WV average8 barns · 1,181 hd

246.42

−14.51

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	1,903	108.38	2,062	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,335	87.91	1,174	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,187	74.24	881	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,745	74.00	1,291	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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 1	—	660	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,195	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	629	189.80/cwt	181.00–194.00	1,194	3
Bulls	Medium 1	—	497	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,108	2
Bulls	Medium 1	—	505	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,318	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	—	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	830	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,536	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	525	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,168	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	665	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,230	1
Steers	Large 2	—	530	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	875	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	510	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	944	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	270	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	729	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	486	272.55/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,325	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	385	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	963	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	325	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	845	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	610	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,135	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	432	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,145	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	750	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	343	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	688	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	370	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	815	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,394	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	475	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	600	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	960	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	535	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	555	206.61/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,147	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	470	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	125	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	150	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	258	148.23/cwt	147.50–149.00	382	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	755	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,095	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	905	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,335	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	485	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	873	1
Bulls	—	—	1,903	108.38/cwt	105.00–110.00	2,062	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	95.61/cwt	91.00–105.00	1,138	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,226	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,745	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,291	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,171	66.32/cwt	61.00–72.00	777	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	51.50/cwt	50.00–53.00	571	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,293	80.79/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,045	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	84.36/cwt	76.00–87.00	1,146	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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