Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2020-08-21

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2020-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Aug 21

● Final6 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← earliestAug 21Oct 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 8▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 9▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleWed Sep 30, 2026

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $131.00/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$131.00

4 head · 385 lb average

Value per head Derived

$504

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+29.10

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	385	131.00	504	4thin

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

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

131.00

—

WV average5 barns · 62 hd

101.90

+29.10

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	—	Average	1,417	82.58	1,170	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,055	60.00	633	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,230	48.00	590	2thin

Every lot

6 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	785	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	504	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	504	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,417	82.58/cwt	68.00–93.00	1,170	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,055	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	633	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,230	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	590	2

This sale against other markets

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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Preston Farmers Market - Terra Alta, WV

Fri Aug 21, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Charleston, WV (LS-CW)

Feeder CattleReceipts 8Last week 8Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 9Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	385	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	48.00	48.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,417	68.00–93.00	82.58

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.