Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-13

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $213.42/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$213.42

52 head · 673 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,436

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$355

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$81.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.84

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	655	244.00	1,598	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	819	226.00	1,851	12thin
Medium 1	637	220.77	1,406	15thin
Large 1	633	218.17	1,381	6thin
Small and Medium 1	657	199.65	1,313	7thin
Small and Medium 2	481	164.50	791	5thin
Medium 2	765	162.50	1,243	2thin

One grade step is worth $81.50/cwt here — about $355 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 sale52 hd

213.42

—

WV average7 barns · 1,836 hd

249.25

−35.84

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,391	96.72	1,346	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,933	84.68	1,637	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,137	84.33	959	8thin

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	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$775	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	490	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,225	5
Bulls	Medium 1	—	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	395	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	470	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,227	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	530	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,285	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	290	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	667	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	—	570	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,026	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	310	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,280	3
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	700	138.75/cwt	137.50–140.00	971	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	743	169.52/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,260	4
Bulls	Medium 1	—	285	247.54/cwt	245.00–250.00	705	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	635	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	921	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	595	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,327	2
Bulls	Medium 1	—	1,010	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,576	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	—	360	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	720	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,152	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	770	194.90/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,501	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	283	187.39/cwt	175.00–200.00	530	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	430	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	825	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	565	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,215	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	455	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	865	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	624	185.08/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,155	4
Heifers	Medium 1	—	1,070	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,712	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	923	118.82/cwt	110.00–127.50	1,097	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	575	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,093	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	770	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	433	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	309	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	618	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	733	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,371	2
Heifers	Large 1Value Added	—	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	895	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	315	184.92/cwt	180.00–190.00	582	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	—	465	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	286	211.24/cwt	205.00–215.00	604	4
Heifers	Medium 1	—	860	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,488	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	760	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	958	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	1,125	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,451	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	765	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,167	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	535	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,851	12
Steers	Medium 2	—	645	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,064	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	578	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,364	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	735	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,470	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	885	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,416	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	430	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,028	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	345	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,598	5
Steers	Large 1	—	785	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,472	1
Steers	Large 1	—	700	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,243	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	610	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,129	1
Steers	Large 1	—	578	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,364	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	832	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,756	3
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	750	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,556	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	615	197.54/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,215	2
Bulls	Medium 1	—	617	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,296	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	575	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,294	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	475	241.53/cwt	235.00–254.00	1,147	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	109.57/cwt	104.00–116.00	1,489	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,933	84.68/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,637	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	970	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	970	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	91.36/cwt	84.00–97.00	1,284	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	413	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	89.91/cwt	86.00–92.00	980	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,280	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,395	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,258	78.46/cwt	78.00–79.00	987	2

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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