Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2021-06-18

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Jun 18

● Final10 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

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Feeder Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 3▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 10▲ 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 1▲ 5 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

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 $88.67/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$88.67

3 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$458

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−28.47

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	517	88.67	458	3thin

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 sale3 hd

88.67

—

WV average4 barns · 57 hd

117.13

−28.47

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	1,314	62.13	816	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	950	45.75	435	2thin

Every lot

10 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	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	935	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	350	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	301	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	450	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	405	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	750	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	675	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	45.75/cwt	45.75–45.75	435	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,314	62.13/cwt	61.00–70.00	816	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	7,193	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	793.00/cwt	793.00–793.00	8,327	3

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 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 10Last week 3Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 10Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 1Year ago 0

Report supplied by Market

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	110.00	110.00

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	86.00	86.00
1	—	450	90.00	90.00
1	—	750	90.00	90.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	685.00	685.00

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	—	850	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	—	1,050	793.00	793.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,314	61.00–70.00	62.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	950	45.75	45.75

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.