Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2021-07-09

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Jul 9

● Final8 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Jul 2Jul 9Jul 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 8▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 2▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 2▲ 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$121.00

1 head · 195 lb average

Value per head Derived

$236

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−18.50

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	195	121.00	236	1thin

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 sale1 hd

121.00

—

WV average2 barns · 2 hd

139.50

−18.50

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	1,574	98.44	1,549	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,457	71.03	1,035	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,760	67.50	1,188	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,122	62.70	703	3thin

Every lot

8 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 · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	195	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	236	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Small and Medium 4	308	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	305	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3-4	308	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	286	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,574	98.44/cwt	93.00–102.00	1,549	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,122	62.70/cwt	54.50–69.50	703	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,457	71.03/cwt	66.00–75.00	1,035	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,760	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	1,188	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,735	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 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7Last week 8Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 2Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,574	93.00–102.00	98.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,122	54.50–69.50	62.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,457	66.00–75.00	71.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	67.50	67.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	308	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	308	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	195	121.00	121.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	950.00	950.00

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.