Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2024-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-19

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $298.95/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −170.03 against this barn's trailing median of $468.99.

Average price

$298.95

58 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,657

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$645

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$121.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.58

vs WV average

−5.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	321.70	1,755	18thin
Medium 1	548	308.41	1,690	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	571	304.29	1,737	15thin
Large 1	540	285.00	1,539	1thin
Medium 1-2	558	279.50	1,558	2thin
Medium 2	571	249.39	1,425	4thin
Small and Medium 1	540	225.00	1,215	1thin
Small and Medium 2	533	200.00	1,066	2thin
Large 2	555	200.00	1,110	1thin

One grade step is worth $121.70/cwt here — about $645 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale58 hd

298.95

—

WV average6 barns · 389 hd

295.37

+3.58

National average171 barns · 11,979 hd

304.39

−5.44

This barn, trailing median2 sales

468.99

−170.03

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	1,885	155.00	2,922	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,322	117.64	1,555	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,098	103.57	1,137	5thin

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)	1,580	$2,355	3thin

Every lot, as filed

121 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	318.92/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,837	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	315.58/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,972	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	302.59/cwt	285.00–311.00	1,870	27
Heifers	Medium 1	850–900	885	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,372	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	470	266.32/cwt	259.00–275.00	1,252	20
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	730	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,497	1
Steers	Medium 1Value Added	550–600	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	4
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	565	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,469	2
Heifers	Medium 1	800–850	809	209.00/cwt	175.00–214.00	1,691	8
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	385	270.33/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,041	7
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	675	273.42/cwt	271.00–276.00	1,846	5
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	672	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,478	3
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	321	264.18/cwt	260.00–272.50	848	4
Steers	Medium 1	1100–1150	1,140	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,653	1
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	725	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	426	310.35/cwt	290.00–322.00	1,322	12
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	612	216.57/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,325	3
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	521	257.26/cwt	237.50–270.00	1,340	10
Steers	Medium 1	800–850	808	215.03/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,737	2
Steers	Medium 1	750–800	755	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,774	1
Steers	Medium 1	1050–1100	1,060	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,855	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	460	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	436	266.81/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,163	12
Steers	Medium 1	300–350	313	280.27/cwt	270.00–295.00	877	3
Steers	Medium 1Value Added	300–350	343	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,046	2
Steers	Medium 1	850–900	871	219.03/cwt	209.00–227.00	1,908	22
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	585	285.50/cwt	285.00–286.00	1,670	2
Bulls	Medium 2	800–850	835	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,315	1
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	628	271.33/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,704	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	445	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,291	1
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	525	308.35/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,619	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	323.93/cwt	319.00–329.00	1,688	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,366	5
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	370	288.27/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,067	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	648	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,993	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,701	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,580	2,355.17/head	2,225.00–2,500.00	2,355	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	254.02/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,351	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,307	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,828	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	304.95/cwt	282.50–320.00	1,763	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,310	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	221.45/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,479	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	248.40/cwt	242.50–251.00	1,413	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	229.11/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,448	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	660	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	450–500	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	500–550	533	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,066	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	450–500	460	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,173	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1	500–550	540	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,215	1
Bulls	—	—	1,885	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,922	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	720	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	110.21/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,255	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	117.64/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,555	3
Steers	Large 1	600–650	600	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,674	1
Steers	Large 1	500–550	540	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,539	1
Steers	Large 1	300–350	325	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	926	1
Steers	Large 1	750–800	753	226.27/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,704	2
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Large 2	350–400	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	1
Steers	Large 2	450–500	470	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,011	1
Steers	Large 2-3	600–650	635	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,111	1
Steers	Large 2	750–800	775	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,550	1
Steers	Large 2	550–600	555	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Large 2	950–1000	985	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,093	1
Bulls	Medium 1	700–750	718	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,537	2
Bulls	Medium 1	900–950	900	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,238	1
Steers	Large 2	600–650	643	212.49/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,366	2
Heifers	Large 2	500–550	515	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,107	1
Steers	Large 2	650–700	680	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Large 2	650–700	660	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,287	1
Steers	Medium 2-3	600–650	615	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	923	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3	700–750	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	560	238.14/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,334	14
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	640	229.92/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,471	2
Bulls	Medium 1	850–900	865	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,384	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	490	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3	550–600	570	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,226	2
Heifers	Medium 2-3	500–550	525	234.87/cwt	205.00–250.00	1,233	3
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	365	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	830	1
Steers	Medium 2	300–350	310	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3	600–650	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	1
Steers	Medium 2-3	450–500	455	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	910	1
Steers	Medium 2-3	650–700	690	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	484	317.72/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,538	11
Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	678	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,865	2
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	561	235.45/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,321	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	508	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,295	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	380	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,102	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	540	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	395	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	530	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium 2	700–750	703	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,364	2
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	562	202.63/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,139	4
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	370	261.25/cwt	260.00–262.50	967	2
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	445	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,157	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	750–800	755	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,925	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	575	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,633	1
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	545	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	615	187.44/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,153	2
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	665	180.08/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,198	3
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	469	261.35/cwt	220.00–272.00	1,226	5
Steers	Medium 2	750–800	770	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,829	1
Steers	Medium 2	700–750	740	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,591	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3	450–500	490	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	338	227.44/cwt	225.00–230.00	769	2
Steers	Medium 2	900–950	930	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,883	1
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	580	249.18/cwt	247.50–252.50	1,445	3
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	537	239.67/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,287	5
Heifers	Medium 2	800–850	805	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3	400–450	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	1
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	485	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium 2-3	850–900	855	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,197	1
Steers	Medium 2-3	400–450	440	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	770	1
Steers	Medium 2	650–700	685	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,627	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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