Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2021-04-23

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Apr 23

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Apr 16Apr 23Apr 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 0▲ 49 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 26▲ 52 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

73 head

▲ 69 vs last sale 4▲ 73 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleWed Sep 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Report supplied by Market*

Top Cow/calf pair $2650.00; Top Slaughter bull $100.00 cwt; top Slaughter cow $73.00 cwt; High demand for cow calf pairs

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.55/cwt on 19 head.

Average price

$119.55

19 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−11.33

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	497	119.55	595	19thin

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 sale19 hd

119.55

—

WV average6 barns · 1,022 hd

130.88

−11.33

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	1,700	92.88	1,579	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	60.04	754	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	750	28.00	210	1thin

Every lot

15 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	473	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	748	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	868	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	114.22/cwt	114.22–114.22	400	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	124.21/cwt	124.21–124.21	559	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	117.80/cwt	117.80–117.80	648	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	800	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	125.80/cwt	125.80–125.80	818	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,700	92.88/cwt	86.00–95.75	1,579	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	750	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	210	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	60.04/cwt	52.00–62.00	754	47
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,183	1,411.97/cwt	1,250.00–1,500.00	16,704	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,239	1,042.09/cwt	878.75–1,060.30	12,911	37
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	1,540.42/cwt	1,485.00–2,650.00	20,565	31

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 Apr 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 49Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 26Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 4Year ago 0

*Report supplied by Market*

Top Cow/calf pair $2650.00; Top Slaughter bull $100.00 cwt; top Slaughter cow $73.00 cwt; High demand for cow calf pairs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	650	133.50	133.50
2	—	350	135.00	135.00
1	—	550	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	550	117.80	117.80
5	—	450	124.21	124.21
3	—	650	123.00	123.00
4	—	350	114.22	114.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	650	125.80	125.80

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	37	—	1,239	878.75–1,060.30	1,042.09

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,183	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,411.97

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	31	—	1,335	1,485.00–2,650.00	1,540.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	650.00	650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	28.00	28.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,255	52.00–62.00	60.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,700	86.00–95.75	92.88

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.