Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2021-07-16

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Jul 16

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Jul 9Jul 16Jul 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 7▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 18▲ 29 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 1▲ 4 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 $105.63/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$105.63

4 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$211

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

$36.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.48

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	350	130.00	455	1thin
Small and Medium 1-2	510	105.00	536	1thin
Large 1-2	710	93.75	666	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.25/cwt here — about −$211 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

105.63

—

WV average5 barns · 131 hd

132.10

−26.48

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	1,308	105.47	1,380	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,338	70.20	939	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,157	66.25	766	16

Every lot

16 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	373	157.04/cwt	151.00–163.00	586	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	455	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	690	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	604	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	255	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	324	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	818	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,308	105.47/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,380	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	765	54.14/cwt	53.00–55.00	414	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,211	66.47/cwt	60.00–69.00	805	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,216	71.75/cwt	70.00–74.00	872	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,280	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	992	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	68.98/cwt	64.00–72.00	930	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	1,495.00/cwt	1,495.00–1,495.00	18,613	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,370	1,535.00/cwt	1,535.00–1,535.00	21,030	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	958	703.71/cwt	660.00–750.00	6,742	2

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 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 12Last week 7Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 18Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 1Year ago 0

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)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,495.00	1,495.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	1,535.00	1,535.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	958	660.00–750.00	703.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,348	64.00–72.00	68.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	77.50	77.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	53.00–55.00	54.14
10	—	1,211	60.00–69.00	66.47
4	—	1,216	70.00–74.00	71.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,308	100.00–111.00	105.47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	151.00–163.00	157.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	87.50	87.50
1	—	730	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	130.00	130.00

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.