Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2024-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-08

Weight class

Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb heifers averaged $260.00/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −158.70 against this barn's trailing median of $418.70.

Average price

$260.00

4 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,225

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+15.64

vs WV average

−26.71 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	471	260.00	1,225	4thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 400–500 lb

4 sales

Heifers 400–500 lb: high $434.17, low $411.00, median $418.70 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

260.00

—

WV average4 barns · 68 hd

244.36

+15.64

National average180 barns · 11,365 hd

286.71

−26.71

This barn, trailing median4 sales

418.70

−158.70

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	1,305	127.00	1,657	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,560	114.00	1,778	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,540	$2,254	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,743	$2,044	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,268	$2,350	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$1,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

11 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,560	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,778	1
Bulls	—	—	1,305	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,657	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	2,253.84/head	2,100.00–2,375.00	2,254	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,743	2,043.97/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,044	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,045	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,162	2
Heifers	Medium 2	750–800	795	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,352	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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