Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2024-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-07

Weight class

Heifers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb heifers averaged $170.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −162.62 against this barn's trailing median of $332.62.

Average price

$170.00

2 head · 725 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,233

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−16.50

vs WV average

−70.77 vs national

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	725	170.00	1,233	2thin

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 sale2 hd

170.00

—

WV average3 barns · 4 hd

186.50

−16.50

National average136 barns · 7,517 hd

240.77

−70.77

This barn, trailing median2 sales

332.62

−162.62

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	1,770	163.68	2,897	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,425	141.38	2,015	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,704	130.24	2,219	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,285	99.50	1,279	2thin

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
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,227	$1,808	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,315	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

14 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%	—	1,400	139.71/cwt	116.00–149.00	1,956	16
Bulls	—	—	1,770	163.68/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,897	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	965	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,163	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,558	150.27/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,341	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,320	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,399	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,704	130.24/cwt	127.00–135.00	2,219	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	745	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,099	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,575	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	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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