Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2021-08-06

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Aug 6

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Jul 30Aug 6Sep 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 22▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 31▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 10▲ 5 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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $83.08/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$83.08

6 head · 428 lb average

Value per head Derived

$355

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$320

per head · Small and Medium 1-2 over Small and Medium 4

$80.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.22

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 1-2	398	120.00	478	2thin
Medium and Large 2	590	116.00	684	1thin
Large 4	455	51.50	234	1thin
Medium 4	330	51.00	168	1thin
Small and Medium 4	395	40.00	158	1thin

One grade step is worth $80.00/cwt here — about $320 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 sale6 hd

83.08

—

WV average5 barns · 93 hd

108.30

−25.22

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	1,897	87.36	1,657	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,442	59.94	864	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	39.92	430	4thin

Every lot

20 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	495	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	564	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	428	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 4	330	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	168	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 4Thin Fleshed	395	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	158	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	398	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	478	2
Bulls	—	Large 4Thin Fleshed	455	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	234	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	590	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	684	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 4Thin Fleshed	495	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	198	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4Thin Fleshed	630	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	353	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4Thin Fleshed	325	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	153	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	460	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	253	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,897	87.36/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,657	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	30.67/cwt	24.00–35.00	320	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	49.16/cwt	46.00–51.50	546	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,442	59.94/cwt	54.00–63.50	864	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	775	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	7,363	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,063	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,563	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,565	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	16,980	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 Aug 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 18Last week 22Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 31Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 10Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,442	54.00–63.50	59.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	46.00–51.50	49.16
2	—	1,043	24.00–35.00	30.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,897	85.00–89.00	87.36

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,565	1,085.00	1,085.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	775	950.00	950.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 4 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 4 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	47.00	47.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 4 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	51.50	51.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 4 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	398	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	51.00	51.00

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.