Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2020-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good demand and moderate receipts for the graded feeder special.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.74/cwt on 197 head.

Average price

$143.74

197 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$796

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$11

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

$7.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.54

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	534	147.81	790	87
Medium and Large 1	570	140.53	801	110

One grade step is worth $7.28/cwt here — about −$11 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale197 hd

143.74

—

WV average6 barns · 1,124 hd

140.20

+3.54

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

33 lots · USDA AMS · Preston Farmers Market Special Graded Sale - 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	586	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	943	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	383	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	146.78/cwt	139.00–161.00	821	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	155.46/cwt	155.00–156.00	676	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	139.81/cwt	127.50–150.00	874	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	144.39/cwt	142.00–147.00	757	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	140.90/cwt	131.00–157.00	545	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	151.46/cwt	141.00–154.00	721	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	772	116.99/cwt	116.00–119.00	903	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	472	151.50/cwt	151.00–152.00	715	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	146.60/cwt	139.00–154.00	841	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	135.69/cwt	127.00–146.00	841	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	148.59/cwt	139.00–152.00	785	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	147.89/cwt	135.00–152.00	633	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	122.16/cwt	120.00–125.00	820	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	121.30/cwt	117.00–127.00	870	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	152.08/cwt	141.00–160.00	728	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	119.65/cwt	119.00–121.00	925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	130.29/cwt	123.00–132.50	684	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	120.88/cwt	115.00–124.00	457	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	122.44/cwt	114.00–125.00	525	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	119.63/cwt	111.00–122.00	755	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	117.47/cwt	117.00–120.00	697	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	123.57/cwt	113.00–132.00	588	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	109.25/cwt	102.50–116.00	339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	128.09/cwt	121.00–129.50	670	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	108.51/cwt	101.00–114.00	683	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	106.29/cwt	103.00–117.00	721	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	121.75/cwt	120.00–123.00	696	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	616	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	559	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	783	3

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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