Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-06

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.80/cwt on 351 head.

Average price

$158.80

351 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$833

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$46.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.74

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	429	188.36	808	22
Medium 2	403	168.70	680	15thin
Medium 1	538	157.08	845	160
Medium and Large 2	497	156.72	780	61
Large 1	562	155.41	873	87
Medium and Large 1-2	545	141.95	774	6thin

One grade step is worth $46.41/cwt here — about $34 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 sale351 hd

158.80

—

WV average7 barns · 1,284 hd

157.06

+1.74

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

52 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
Heifers	Large 1	—	370	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	500	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	615	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	812	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	662	123.31/cwt	121.00–128.00	816	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	526	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	673	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	421	131.37/cwt	125.00–133.00	553	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	579	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	767	12
Steers	Large 1	—	428	174.16/cwt	160.00–188.00	745	6
Steers	Large 1	—	673	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	942	6
Steers	Large 1	—	482	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	834	17
Steers	Medium 1	—	675	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	972	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	478	172.18/cwt	167.00–173.00	823	36
Steers	Medium 1	—	574	145.16/cwt	143.50–155.00	833	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	139.64/cwt	125.00–142.00	870	7
Steers	Medium 1	—	727	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	960	3
Steers	Large 1	—	627	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	903	20
Steers	Large 1	—	720	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	950	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	315	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	606	1
Steers	Large 1	—	525	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	856	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	142.74/cwt	122.50–148.00	754	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	290	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	558	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	526	157.74/cwt	156.00–161.00	830	43
Steers	Large 1	—	578	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	855	19
Steers	Medium 1	—	381	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	724	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	764	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	333	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	641	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	378	183.63/cwt	140.00–190.00	694	8
Steers	Large 1	—	325	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	748	17
Steers	Medium 1	—	622	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	911	21
Heifers	Medium 1	—	582	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	757	23
Heifers	Medium 1	—	525	131.59/cwt	124.00–132.00	691	39
Steers	Medium 2	—	528	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	623	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	429	188.36/cwt	160.00–193.00	808	22
Steers	Medium 2	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	153.92/cwt	122.50–163.00	817	13
Heifers	Medium 1	—	632	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	844	10
Heifers	Medium 1	—	429	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	588	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	153.78/cwt	128.00–162.50	727	21
Heifers	Medium 1	—	377	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	505	9
Heifers	Medium 1	—	680	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	387	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	740	6
Heifers	Medium 1	—	325	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	393	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	482	130.61/cwt	125.00–132.00	630	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	136.62/cwt	128.00–137.00	583	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	632	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	511	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	623	18
Heifers	Medium 1	—	486	134.61/cwt	120.00–135.00	654	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	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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