Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2021-05-14

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, May 14

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Apr 30May 14May 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 41▲ 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 10▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 3▲ 7 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.20/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$110.20

20 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$560

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Small and Medium 2-3

$45.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.94

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	362	120.20	435	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	472	115.44	545	9thin
Small and Medium 1-2	707	97.79	691	5thin
Small and Medium 2-3	575	75.00	431	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.20/cwt here — about $4 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 sale20 hd

110.20

—

WV average3 barns · 207 hd

121.14

−10.94

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	1,370	76.82	1,052	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	970	56.96	552	6thin

Every lot

28 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	786	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	688	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	889	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	369	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	316	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	382	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	384	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	463	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	545	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	638	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	575	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	431	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	685	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	635	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	673	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	755	92.32/cwt	89.00–94.00	697	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	162.00/cwt	160.00–164.00	356	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	401	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	602	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	649	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,240	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	756	1
Bulls	—	—	1,435	84.73/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,216	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	55.38/cwt	51.00–60.00	512	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	63.34/cwt	62.00–65.00	616	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	431	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,530	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	15,683	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	975	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	11,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,175	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	1,301.98/cwt	1,225.00–1,375.00	16,053	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	14,753	1

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 May 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 36Last week 41Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 10Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 3Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	41.00	41.00
3	—	973	62.00–65.00	63.34
2	—	925	51.00–60.00	55.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	83.00–86.00	84.73
1	—	1,240	61.00	61.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,530	1,025.00	1,025.00

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)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,185.00	1,185.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	1,233	1,225.00–1,375.00	1,301.98

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	975	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,200.00	1,200.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	392	118.00	118.00
1	—	295	125.00	125.00
2	—	340	113.00	113.00
1	—	625	115.00	115.00
1	—	705	100.00	100.00
2	—	578	118.00–119.00	118.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	117.00	117.00
4	—	316	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	106.00	106.00
3	—	755	89.00–94.00	92.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	111.00	111.00
1	—	725	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	121.00	121.00
1	—	600	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	92.00	92.00
6	—	401	150.00	150.00
2	—	220	160.00–164.00	162.00

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.