Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2021-07-30

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Jul 30

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Jul 16Jul 30Aug 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 12▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 29▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 4▲ 10 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 $105.61/cwt on 13 head.

Average price

$105.61

13 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$469

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$56.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.62

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	393	113.61	446	8thin
Medium and Large 2	520	105.33	548	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	475	91.00	432	1thin
Medium and Large 3	600	57.00	342	1thin

One grade step is worth $56.61/cwt here — about $104 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 sale13 hd

105.61

—

WV average5 barns · 81 hd

116.23

−10.62

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	1,874	92.27	1,729	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,362	67.10	914	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,785	61.00	1,089	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,247	49.14	613	5thin

Every lot

18 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	589	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	138.74/cwt	137.50–140.00	573	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	118.39/cwt	116.00–126.00	433	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	108.83/cwt	104.00–114.00	456	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	478	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	432	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	600	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	342	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	750	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	690	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,874	92.27/cwt	83.50–96.00	1,729	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,233	51.43/cwt	48.50–55.00	634	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,305	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	522	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,362	67.10/cwt	53.00–74.00	914	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,785	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	1,089	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,232	1,003.92/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	12,368	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	13,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,358	1,340.75/cwt	1,195.00–1,450.00	18,207	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	15,375	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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 22Last week 12Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 29Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 4Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	40.00	40.00
4	—	1,233	48.50–55.00	51.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,362	53.00–74.00	67.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,874	83.50–96.00	92.27

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	5	—	1,358	1,195.00–1,450.00	1,340.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,375.00	1,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,232	900.00–1,100.00	1,003.92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	153.00	153.00
2	—	413	137.50–140.00	138.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	92.00	92.00
1	—	460	104.00	104.00
1	—	350	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	366	116.00–126.00	118.39
4	—	419	104.00–114.00	108.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	91.00	91.00

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.