Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2021-06-11

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Jun 11

● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Jun 1Jun 11Jun 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 0▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 10▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 3▲ 1 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $120.67/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$120.67

3 head · 735 lb average

Value per head Derived

$887

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$31.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.31

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	728	131.00	953	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	750	100.00	750	1thin

One grade step is worth $31.00/cwt here — about $203 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 sale3 hd

120.67

—

WV average5 barns · 44 hd

124.97

−4.31

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	—	High	1,888	83.50	1,576	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	104.00	1,076	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,390	66.96	931	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	66.50	1,041	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,328	114.94	1,526	2thin

Every lot

11 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	645	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	909	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	980	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,328	114.94/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,526	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,505	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,204	1
Bulls	—	—	2,270	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,975	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,035	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,076	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	66.96/cwt	66.00–68.00	931	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	858	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,675	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,240	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	14,700	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 Jun 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 3Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	113.00–117.00	114.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,270	87.00	87.00
1	—	1,505	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,390	66.00–68.00	66.96

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,225.00	1,225.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	121.00	121.00
1	—	645	141.00	141.00

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.