Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-27

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $164.83/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$164.83

6 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$249

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

$70.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.56

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	355	195.00	692	3thin
Large 2	520	154.00	801	1thin
Large 1	753	125.00	941	2thin

One grade step is worth $70.00/cwt here — about −$249 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 sale6 hd

164.83

—

WV average5 barns · 187 hd

182.39

−17.56

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	1,757	119.68	2,102	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,143	94.67	1,082	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,493	81.42	1,215	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
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$1,010	1thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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 1-2	—	355	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	692	3
Bulls	Large 1	—	753	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	941	2
Bulls	Large 2	—	520	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	801	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	—	650	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	982	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	555	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	999	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	745	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,185	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	305	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	564	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	615	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	923	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Steers	Large 1	—	675	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	610	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,019	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Bulls	—	—	1,757	112.90/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,984	3
Bulls	—	—	1,755	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,457	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	950	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,140	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,315	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,197	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,509	83.05/cwt	77.00–86.00	1,253	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	966	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	850	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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