Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-06

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $172.87/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$172.87

25 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$985

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$450

per head · Medium 1 over Medium 2

$72.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−34.07

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	578	195.98	1,133	17thin
Medium 2	552	123.75	683	8thin

One grade step is worth $72.23/cwt here — about $450 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 sale25 hd

172.87

—

WV average5 barns · 594 hd

206.94

−34.07

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	1,579	113.60	1,793	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,955	92.00	1,799	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,546	91.55	1,415	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,192	78.44	935	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,628	113.96	1,855	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,380	102.00	1,408	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,085	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$925	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
Steers	Choice	—	1,628	113.96/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,855	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,380	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,408	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,648	88.35/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,456	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	62.77/cwt	61.00–65.00	727	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,325	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,193	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,176	83.39/cwt	76.00–86.00	981	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,955	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,799	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	95.82/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,351	3
Bulls	—	—	2,205	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	2,690	1
Bulls	—	—	1,550	116.19/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,801	2
Bulls	—	—	1,010	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,010	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	530	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	928	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	620	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	463	246.24/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,140	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	690	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	966	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	589	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,178	4
Bulls	Medium 1	—	543	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,154	2
Bulls	Large 2	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	615	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,076	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	370	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	944	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	975	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,584	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	1,018	146.83/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,495	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	950	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,378	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	1,085	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,649	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	500	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	368	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	660	165.00/cwt	155.00–175.00	1,089	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	950	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	950	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	825	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,452	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	605	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	908	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	453	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	561	212.17/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,190	7
Heifers	Medium 1	—	945	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	955	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	482	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,012	3

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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