Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2024-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-28

Weight class

Steers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb steers averaged $295.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −211.78 against this barn's trailing median of $506.78.

Average price

$295.00

1 head · 420 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,239

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.32

vs WV average

−21.43 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	420	295.00	1,239	1thin

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

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

295.00

—

WV average4 barns · 15 hd

298.32

−3.32

National average140 barns · 4,206 hd

316.43

−21.43

This barn, trailing median2 sales

506.78

−211.78

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	1,743	206.15	3,593	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,420	159.00	2,258	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,104	132.54	1,463	9thin
Steers	Standard	Average	2,045	168.00	3,436	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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,285	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

13 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 1	200–250	205	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	431	1
Steers	Medium 1	300–350	330	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	385	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,078	1
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	420	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,239	1
Heifers	Large 1	300–350	330	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	743	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,210	155.56/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,882	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,258	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	137.15/cwt	131.00–142.00	1,564	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	112.01/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,140	2
Bulls	—	—	1,743	206.15/cwt	200.00–212.00	3,593	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	123.13/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,266	2
Steers	Standard	—	2,045	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	3,436	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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