Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2024-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-12

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $202.50/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −212.86 against this barn's trailing median of $415.36.

Average price

$202.50

4 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,076

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

per head · Medium 1 over Large 2

$25.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.84

vs WV average

−61.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	543	210.00	1,139	2thin
Large 1	535	205.00	1,097	1thin
Large 2	505	185.00	934	1thin

One grade step is worth $25.00/cwt here — about $205 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.30, low $383.94, median $415.36 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 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

202.50

—

WV average5 barns · 95 hd

230.34

−27.84

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−61.46

This barn, trailing median4 sales

415.36

−212.86

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	—	High	2,040	131.00	2,672	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,320	115.32	1,522	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,129	83.93	948	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,140	122.00	1,391	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,261	$1,833	7

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	375	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	675	1
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	500	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	390	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	907	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3	450–500	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium 2-3	400–450	445	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	585	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,082	1
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	595	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	630	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	1
Steers	Medium 1	800–850	800	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,648	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	523	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,504	2
Steers	Medium 1Unweaned	950–1000	955	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,862	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	485	235.81/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,144	5
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	450	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	810	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	2,196.83/head	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,197	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,256	1,697.66/head	1,500.00–1,825.00	1,698	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,140	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,391	1
Bulls	—	—	2,490	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	4,034	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	653	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	127.29/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,656	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	118.06/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,581	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	80.59/cwt	75.00–85.00	909	2
Steers	Medium 2	700–750	720	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	614	208.68/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,281	9
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	575	254.63/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,464	6
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	545	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,308	1
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	302	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium 1	250–300	250	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium 2	700–750	730	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,241	1
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	535	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,097	1
Bulls	Large 1	500–550	510	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,377	1
Steers	Large 2	500–550	532	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,197	2
Heifers	Large 2	500–550	505	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	934	1
Steers	Large 2	450–500	480	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	960	1
Steers	Medium 1Value Added	550–600	550	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,568	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,590	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,252	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	58.21/cwt	56.00–60.00	634	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,392	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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