Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-10

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $166.25/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$166.25

4 head · 374 lb average

Value per head Derived

$621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$47

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

$13.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.72

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	358	169.67	608	3thin
Medium and Large 2	420	156.00	655	1thin

One grade step is worth $13.67/cwt here — about −$47 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 sale4 hd

166.25

—

WV average5 barns · 167 hd

187.97

−21.72

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	2,025	112.00	2,268	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	89.04	1,096	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,163	81.74	950	12

Every lot, as filed

12 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	—	300	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,014	2
Bulls	—	—	2,025	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	2,268	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	88.90/cwt	81.00–93.00	1,115	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	81.07/cwt	71.00–91.00	917	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,263	97.61/cwt	87.00–106.00	1,233	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	697	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,070	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	963	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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →