Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2021-09-03

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Sep 3

● Final8 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Aug 6Sep 3Sep 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

16 head

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

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 13▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleWed Sep 30, 2026

View

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 $152.55/cwt on 13 head.

Average price

$152.55

13 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+4.87

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	514	152.55	785	13thin

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 sale13 hd

152.55

—

WV average5 barns · 361 hd

147.68

+4.87

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	1,748	82.22	1,437	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,448	58.84	852	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,257	49.60	623	6thin

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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	154.38/cwt	150.00–155.50	746	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	151.40/cwt	146.00–153.00	808	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	755	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	570	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	747	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,748	82.22/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,437	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,257	49.60/cwt	35.50–60.00	623	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,448	58.84/cwt	54.00–67.00	852	12

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 Sep 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 16Last week 18Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 13Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	140.00	140.00
1	—	500	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	483	150.00–155.50	154.38
8	—	534	146.00–153.00	151.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,748	81.00–84.00	82.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,448	54.00–67.00	58.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,257	35.50–60.00	49.60

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.