Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2024-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Market conditions average. No test on Feeder Cattle. Slaughter Cows sold steady. Active demand for Replacement Cattle. Slaughter Hogs up to $89 per cwt; Heiferettes up to $150 per cwt.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $203.33/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −212.03 against this barn's trailing median of $415.36.

Average price

$203.33

3 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,126

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−31.33

vs WV average

−49.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	203.33	1,126	3thin

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

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 sale3 hd

203.33

—

WV average7 barns · 257 hd

234.66

−31.33

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−49.35

This barn, trailing median4 sales

415.36

−212.03

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	1,492	142.42	2,125	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	130.87	1,928	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,104	118.95	1,313	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,075	104.77	1,126	6thin

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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	910	$1,377	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,170	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,816	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,808	4thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	205.26/cwt	185.00–225.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	305	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	403	1
Heifers	Medium 2	250–300	295	192.50/cwt	190.00–195.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	217.50/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,066	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,049	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	216.05/cwt	207.50–225.00	709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,162	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,421	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	219.91/cwt	205.00–235.00	963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	548	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,017	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	226.52/cwt	215.00–245.00	856	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	232.31/cwt	219.00–245.00	964	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,807.68/head	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,808	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,054	1,817.90/head	1,400.00–2,100.00	1,818	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,376.79/head	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,377	2
Bulls	—	—	2,005	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	3,008	1
Bulls	—	—	1,389	140.91/cwt	133.00–150.00	1,957	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	93.04/cwt	89.00–97.00	972	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	119.95/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,377	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	129.05/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,525	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	110.64/cwt	104.00–116.00	1,206	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	998	112.39/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,122	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	130.87/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,928	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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