Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-03

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $102.19/cwt on 13 head.

Average price

$102.19

13 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$503

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$86.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−93.69

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	527	141.81	747	3thin
Medium 2	595	122.00	726	3thin
Large 1	760	90.00	684	1thin
Large 2	659	80.50	530	4thin
Small and Medium 1	645	70.00	452	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	445	55.00	245	1thin

One grade step is worth $86.81/cwt here — about $503 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 sale13 hd

102.19

—

WV average6 barns · 622 hd

195.88

−93.69

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	1,580	106.00	1,675	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,488	80.33	1,195	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,138	77.94	887	6thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,039	$1,530	12

Every lot, as filed

29 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	830	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	76.33/cwt	74.00–79.00	895	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	875	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,535	82.40/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,265	5
Bulls	—	—	1,580	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,675	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,039	1,529.51/head	1,475.00–1,600.00	1,530	12
Bulls	Medium 1	—	363	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	545	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	800	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	493	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	616	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	735	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	485	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	285	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	299	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	483	141.22/cwt	140.00–142.50	682	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	615	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	879	1
Steers	Large 1	—	350	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	245	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	—	645	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	452	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	865	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	822	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	750	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	420	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	760	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	684	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	430	151.45/cwt	147.00–156.00	651	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	411	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	506	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	490	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	774	1
Steers	Large 2	—	525	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	452	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	462	149.69/cwt	147.00–151.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium 1	—	555	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium 1Value Added	—	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	435	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	310	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	690	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	807	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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