Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2024-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-13

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $199.79/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −215.58 against this barn's trailing median of $415.36.

Average price

$199.79

12 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,075

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$395

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 2

$77.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.47

vs WV average

−38.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	207.50	1,110	8thin
Medium 2	542	202.47	1,097	3thin
Small and Medium 2	550	130.00	715	1thin

One grade step is worth $77.50/cwt here — about $395 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.30, low $383.94, median $415.36 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale12 hd

199.79

—

WV average4 barns · 98 hd

220.25

−20.47

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−38.83

This barn, trailing median4 sales

415.36

−215.58

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	—	High	2,041	148.09	3,023	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,408	118.93	1,674	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	98.14	1,050	17

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,360	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,225	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	Small and Medium 1	600–650	600	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,038	1
Heifers	Large 2	400–450	400	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	250	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	525	206.21/cwt	205.00–207.50	1,083	2
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	866	10
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	367	249.80/cwt	235.00–262.50	917	6
Steers	Medium 2	750–800	785	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	550–600	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium 2	700–750	735	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	630	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	405	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	365	212.84/cwt	200.00–225.00	777	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1	450–500	450	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	799	1
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	570	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,340	3
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	735	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,296	13
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	570	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,211	1
Steers	Medium 2	900–950	920	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,251	1
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	468	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,334	6
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	425	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,233	1
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	619	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,548	3
Heifers	Medium 2	550–600	575	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,121	1
Steers	Large 1	500–550	525	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,124	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1	600–650	640	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,062	1
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	475	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,093	3
Steers	Small and Medium 2	450–500	465	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,135	2
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	385	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium 1	750–800	765	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,538	1
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	500	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium 1	300–350	310	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	744	1
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	525	236.36/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,241	7
Steers	Medium 2	600–650	625	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,381	2
Steers	Large 1	600–650	635	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,238	3
Steers	Large 2	550–600	575	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	891	1
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	385	163.75/cwt	162.50–165.00	630	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	550–600	550	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	963	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	500–550	525	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	385	303.59/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,169	2
Bulls	Large 2	850–900	890	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,335	1
Bulls	Large 2	500–550	505	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium 2	200–250	210	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	452	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,503	129.30/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,943	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	108.91/cwt	101.00–115.00	1,227	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	92.49/cwt	89.00–97.00	951	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	66.65/cwt	61.00–72.00	627	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,401	119.23/cwt	113.00–124.00	1,670	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	107.36/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,439	2
Bulls	—	—	2,065	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	3,387	1
Bulls	—	—	2,033	142.79/cwt	140.00–147.00	2,903	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,005	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	450–500	495	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	990	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	350–400	395	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	589	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	300–350	330	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	640	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium 1	300–350	315	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	882	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	900–950	915	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	325	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	731	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	650–700	685	168.40/cwt	152.50–176.00	1,154	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	600–650	640	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium 1	200–250	240	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	485	233.72/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,134	2
Bulls	Medium 1	850–900	865	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,332	2
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	345	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3	350–400	350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,166	4
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	472	218.18/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,030	3
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	665	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,230	2
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	420	252.12/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,059	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,056	4

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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