Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2024-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-20

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $227.82/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −187.55 against this barn's trailing median of $415.36.

Average price

$227.82

26 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,218

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$38.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.69

vs WV average

−9.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	532	233.34	1,241	20
Medium and Large 1	532	224.01	1,192	3thin
Medium and Large 2	555	194.81	1,082	3thin

One grade step is worth $38.53/cwt here — about $160 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale26 hd

227.82

—

WV average6 barns · 311 hd

222.13

+5.69

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−9.19

This barn, trailing median4 sales

415.36

−187.55

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	1,867	152.76	2,852	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,805	121.00	2,184	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,474	116.02	1,710	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,183	108.90	1,289	49

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)	1,220	$1,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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%	—	1,005	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	513	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	85.47/cwt	71.00–95.00	930	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	118.12/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,725	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,202	114.57/cwt	101.00–119.00	1,377	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,805	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,184	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,545	105.52/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,630	2
Bulls	—	—	1,863	149.68/cwt	142.00–156.00	2,789	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,268	120.68/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,530	3
Bulls	—	—	1,880	163.52/cwt	162.00–165.00	3,074	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	675	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	272.20/cwt	255.00–277.50	1,135	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	229.17/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,157	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,281	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	203.90/cwt	200.00–210.00	862	5
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	405	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	224.01/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,192	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,078	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	214.13/cwt	209.00–226.00	689	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	233.34/cwt	227.00–234.00	1,241	20
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	490	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	231.41/cwt	226.00–234.00	907	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	192.22/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,082	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	229.75/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	236.41/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,338	7
Heifers	Medium 1	850–900	850	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	238.17/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,141	11
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	370	207.20/cwt	200.00–215.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,081	1
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	540	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	239.21/cwt	234.00–241.00	1,036	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	264.67/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,138	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	282.17/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,016	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	274.74/cwt	267.50–285.00	1,280	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	242.94/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,166	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	184.96/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,156	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	178.75/cwt	175.00–182.50	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	207.35/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,267	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	234.69/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,258	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	271.42/cwt	240.00–285.00	765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	598	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,151	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	850	1
Bulls	Large 1	850–900	855	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,389	1
Bulls	Large 1	550–600	595	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	952	1
Bulls	Large 1	400–450	415	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	747	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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