Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2024-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-04

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $204.00/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −211.36 against this barn's trailing median of $415.36.

Average price

$204.00

5 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,064

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$30.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.24

vs WV average

−42.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	210.00	1,096	4thin
Medium and Large 2	520	180.00	936	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.00/cwt here — about $160 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.

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 sale5 hd

204.00

—

WV average4 barns · 93 hd

224.24

−20.24

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

−42.78

This barn, trailing median4 sales

415.36

−211.36

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	1,590	143.11	2,275	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,290	113.85	1,468	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,099	102.82	1,130	11

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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,238	$1,800	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,148	$1,313	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$2,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$2,133	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,127	$1,916	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$1,806	2thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	1,312.80/head	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,313	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	2,127.62/head	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,128	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,277.78/head	1,875.00–2,600.00	2,278	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,524.72/head	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,525	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,805.83/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,806	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,096	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,071	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	698	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	114.06/cwt	110.00–118.00	557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	448	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,120	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,242	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	123.58/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,709	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,461	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	84.26/cwt	74.00–93.00	868	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	126.29/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,396	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	108.29/cwt	100.00–118.00	1,248	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	99.49/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,247	2
Bulls	—	—	1,590	143.11/cwt	139.00–148.00	2,275	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	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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