Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2024-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-02

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $253.85/cwt on 99 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −220.56 against this barn's trailing median of $474.42.

Average price

$253.85

99 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,405

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$322

per head · Medium 1 over Large 2

$52.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.50

vs WV average

−32.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	555	257.57	1,429	52
Large 1	555	254.44	1,413	35
Medium and Large 2	543	238.88	1,297	11thin
Large 2	540	205.00	1,107	1thin

One grade step is worth $52.57/cwt here — about $322 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale99 hd

253.85

—

WV average4 barns · 161 hd

248.36

+5.50

National average167 barns · 15,497 hd

286.82

−32.97

This barn, trailing median1 sales

474.42

−220.56

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

61 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	Medium 1	450–500	482	241.78/cwt	222.00–243.00	1,165	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,207	1
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	573	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,152	2
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	717	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,427	3
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	573	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,295	17
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	383	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	862	2
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	660	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,247	2
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	2
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	435	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	996	2
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	525	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,223	34
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	380	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	942	17
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	476	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,138	8
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	522	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,133	3
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	623	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,246	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	211.80/cwt	181.00–224.00	1,099	14
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	325	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	761	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,138	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	237.63/cwt	200.00–247.00	898	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	969	2
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	430	239.30/cwt	200.00–242.00	1,029	35
Steers	Large 1	500–550	533	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,386	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	550	1
Steers	Large 1	600–650	628	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,501	15
Steers	Large 1	650–700	670	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,568	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,156	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	207.77/cwt	200.00–215.00	582	2
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	700	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	772	6
Steers	Medium 1	300–350	340	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	952	1
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	472	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,397	31
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	528	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,404	24
Steers	Large 1	400–450	421	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,263	4
Steers	Large 2	350–400	350	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	578	1
Steers	Large 1	550–600	579	248.55/cwt	241.00–249.00	1,439	17
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	623	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,489	20
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	375	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,129	13
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	429	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,304	14
Steers	Large 1	350–400	383	288.17/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,104	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	245.58/cwt	212.50–250.00	1,304	8
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	671	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,570	5
Steers	Large 2	500–550	540	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,107	1
Steers	Large 2	300–350	323	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,271	3
Steers	Large 1	450–500	488	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,444	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	305	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	946	3
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	578	250.34/cwt	247.00–266.00	1,447	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	403	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,253	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	281.24/cwt	200.00–300.00	1,063	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	235.15/cwt	180.00–265.00	1,129	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	492	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,476	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,258	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	291.74/cwt	190.50–301.00	957	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	232.25/cwt	150.00–282.50	655	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	225.22/cwt	222.00–231.00	1,137	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,260	1

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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