Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2024-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-15

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $296.67/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −172.32 against this barn's trailing median of $468.99.

Average price

$296.67

6 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

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

$3.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.51

vs WV average

−19.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	583	298.33	1,740	3thin
Medium and Large 2	500	295.00	1,475	3thin

One grade step is worth $3.33/cwt here — about $265 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

296.67

—

WV average4 barns · 92 hd

310.18

−13.51

National average167 barns · 13,796 hd

316.07

−19.40

This barn, trailing median2 sales

468.99

−172.32

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	—	Low	2,060	143.31	2,952	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	119.33	1,492	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	113.00	1,627	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,138	99.38	1,131	11

Every lot, as filed

38 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%	—	1,260	118.78/cwt	101.00–131.00	1,497	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,750	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,258	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,627	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	78.65/cwt	73.00–85.00	773	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	106.06/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,178	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	910	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	513	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,359	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	590	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,111	1
Bulls	Small 2	950–1000	985	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,863	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	600–650	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	949	1
Bulls	—	—	1,990	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,189	1
Bulls	—	—	2,095	159.97/cwt	159.00–161.00	3,351	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	931	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,315	91.21/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,199	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,347	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	264.71/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,363	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,404	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,246	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	944	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,285	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	250–300	275	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	250–300	272	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	800–850	810	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	650–700	657	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	500	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,475	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	200	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	400	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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