Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2021-05-21

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, May 21

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← May 14May 21Jun 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 36▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 9▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 7▲ 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $97.00/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$97.00

4 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$8.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.83

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	655	103.00	675	1thin
Medium and Large 3	568	95.00	540	3thin

One grade step is worth $8.00/cwt here — about $135 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 sale4 hd

97.00

—

WV average6 barns · 134 hd

118.83

−21.83

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,311	71.52	938	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	987	62.39	616	3thin

Every lot

18 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 1-2	655	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	793	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	441	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	605	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	508	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	675	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	720	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	612	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	435	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	548	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	653	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	875	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	709	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	430	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	71.09/cwt	68.00–75.00	713	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	70.57/cwt	65.00–78.50	956	10
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,068	1,177.20/cwt	925.00–1,450.00	12,572	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,180.00/cwt	1,180.00–1,180.00	12,390	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	12,680	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,498	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	10,010	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,290.00/cwt	1,290.00–1,290.00	15,158	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 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 8Last week 36Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 9Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 7Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,355	65.00–78.50	70.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,003	68.00–75.00	71.09
1	—	955	45.00	45.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	1,290.00	1,290.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	1,185.00	1,185.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,180.00	1,180.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	910.00	910.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,068	925.00–1,450.00	1,177.20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	85.00	85.00
1	—	380	116.00	116.00
1	—	605	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	126.00	126.00
1	—	705	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	96.00	96.00

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.