Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2021-07-02

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-07-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Jul 2

● Final7 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Jun 25Jul 2Jul 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 0▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 11▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 2 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $121.67/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$121.67

3 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$283

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

$20.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.15

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	550	135.00	743	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	400	115.00	460	2thin

One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about $283 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

121.67

—

WV average2 barns · 129 hd

138.82

−17.15

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	2,120	104.25	2,210	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	950	53.00	504	1thin

Every lot

7 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 2-3	350	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	403	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,120	104.25/cwt	104.25–104.25	2,210	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	950	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	504	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	20,306	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 Jul 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2Last week 11Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Report Supplied by market

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	115.00	115.00
1	—	450	115.00	115.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,120	104.25	104.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	53.00	53.00

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	—	1,425	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	975.00	975.00

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.