Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2020-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Fall Graded Feeder special. Good supply and demand steady for all types.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.87/cwt on 283 head.

Average price

$153.87

283 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$803

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$88

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

$9.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.44

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	448	162.03	726	39
Medium and Large 1	533	152.57	814	244

One grade step is worth $9.45/cwt here — about −$88 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 sale283 hd

153.87

—

WV average6 barns · 1,478 hd

146.43

+7.44

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

35 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 1	—	623	133.38/cwt	130.50–137.00	831	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	512	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	124.64/cwt	119.00–125.50	652	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	131.74/cwt	130.50–132.50	632	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	180.42/cwt	166.00–183.00	669	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	127.35/cwt	125.50–130.50	856	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	171.97/cwt	162.00–173.00	576	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	917	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	122.52/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	152.64/cwt	137.00–157.00	800	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	174.24/cwt	161.00–176.00	753	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	765	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	398	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	117.51/cwt	114.00–118.00	615	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	139.10/cwt	128.00–140.00	801	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	170.35/cwt	152.00–172.00	813	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	121.89/cwt	121.00–122.50	702	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	484	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	748	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	686	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	134.74/cwt	134.00–135.00	579	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	804	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	798	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	531	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	629	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	164.00/cwt	152.00–170.00	628	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	540	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	749	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	765	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	162.76/cwt	146.00–167.00	757	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	730	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	603	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	665	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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