Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2024-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-19

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $176.25/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$176.25

2 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$991

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$582

per head · Medium 1 over Large 2

$117.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−64.01

vs WV average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	540	235.00	1,269	1thin
Large 2	585	117.50	687	1thin

One grade step is worth $117.50/cwt here — about $582 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale2 hd

176.25

—

WV average2 barns · 14 hd

240.26

−64.01

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	1,480	170.50	2,523	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,227	132.60	1,627	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,096	106.73	1,170	8thin

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)	1,035	$1,160	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,338	$2,262	2thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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	Large 1	300–350	330	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium 2	650–700	680	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	901	1
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	345	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	975	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	540	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,269	1
Bulls	Medium 1	750–800	795	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,471	1
Steers	Large 2	550–600	565	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,187	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	760	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	304	1
Bulls	—	—	1,455	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,299	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	114.12/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,301	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	125.15/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,493	3
Bulls	—	—	1,505	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,754	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	137.16/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,654	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	970	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	385	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	924	1
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	388	303.06/cwt	300.00–306.00	1,176	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,338	2,262.15/head	1,850.00–2,600.00	2,262	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,160.00/head	1,160.00–1,160.00	1,160	1
Bulls	Large 2	550–600	585	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	687	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	123.49/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,566	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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