Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2024-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-31

Weight class

Heifers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb heifers averaged $165.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −167.62 against this barn's trailing median of $332.62.

Average price

$165.00

1 head · 785 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,295

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−27.08

vs WV average

−73.81 vs national

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	785	165.00	1,295	1thin

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

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

165.00

—

WV average3 barns · 18 hd

192.08

−27.08

National average101 barns · 4,781 hd

238.81

−73.81

This barn, trailing median2 sales

332.62

−167.62

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	1,785	165.67	2,957	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,442	140.25	2,022	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,650	136.48	2,252	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,181	134.98	1,594	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,510	155.00	2,341	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,385	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$2,301	2thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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 1	550–600	580	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,508	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	550–600	560	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium 1	850–900	850	163.75/cwt	160.00–167.50	1,392	2
Steers	Large 1	650–700	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,165	1
Bulls	—	—	1,725	160.50/cwt	157.00–165.00	2,769	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,510	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,341	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,196	135.52/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,621	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,768	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,413	146.24/cwt	142.00–153.00	2,066	9
Bulls	—	—	1,905	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,353	1
Heifers	Medium 1	750–800	785	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,295	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	2,301.26/head	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,301	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	135.35/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,983	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	136.48/cwt	136.00–137.00	2,252	2

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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