Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2024-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-02

Weight class

Heifers · summary 300–400 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

300–400 lb heifers averaged $234.17/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$234.17

3 head · 365 lb average

Value per head Derived

$855

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−36.52

vs WV average

−60.30 vs national

What quality paid 300–400 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	365	234.17	855	3thin

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

How it compared 300–400 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

234.17

—

WV average4 barns · 33 hd

270.69

−36.52

National average137 barns · 2,862 hd

294.47

−60.30

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	1,898	140.60	2,669	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,397	134.38	1,877	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	118.00	1,829	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,178	94.10	1,109	11

Every lot, as filed

11 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,337	123.01/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,645	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	104.21/cwt	80.00–126.00	1,211	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	20.42/cwt	18.00–22.00	202	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,829	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,397	134.38/cwt	121.00–142.00	1,877	6
Bulls	—	—	1,880	138.40/cwt	125.00–147.00	2,602	2
Bulls	—	—	1,935	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	295	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	234.17/cwt	232.50–235.00	855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	612	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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →