Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2021-09-10

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Sep 10

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Sep 3Sep 10Sep 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

71 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 16▲ 71 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 25▲ 8 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 $124.96/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$124.96

26 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$45

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

$55.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.36

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	482	137.02	660	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	474	118.92	564	4thin
Medium and Large 2	639	110.78	708	5thin
Medium and Large 3	860	82.00	705	2thin

One grade step is worth $55.02/cwt here — about −$45 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 sale26 hd

124.96

—

WV average4 barns · 144 hd

131.32

−6.36

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	1,343	86.47	1,161	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,420	67.00	951	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,145	52.00	595	1thin

Every lot

36 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	240	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	324	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	473	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	406	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	582	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	717	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	152.32/cwt	140.00–157.00	804	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	888	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	869	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,251	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	323	126.84/cwt	120.00–134.00	410	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	511	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	621	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	497	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	140.47/cwt	130.00–148.00	653	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	688	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	620	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	692	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	800	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	103.95/cwt	102.00–106.00	694	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	116.49/cwt	116.00–117.00	827	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	754	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	860	82.00/cwt	80.00–84.00	705	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	423	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	500	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	620	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	662	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	583	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4Thin Fleshed	250	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	78	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 4Thin Fleshed	220	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	73	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	830	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	780	1
Bulls	—	—	1,445	84.96/cwt	69.00–93.00	1,228	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	595	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	951	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 Sep 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 71Last week 16Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 25Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	662	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
1	—	485	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	116.00	116.00
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
1	—	500	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	860	80.00–84.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	123.00	123.00
1	—	360	142.00	142.00
2	—	648	123.50	123.50
3	—	417	149.00	149.00
5	—	465	130.00–148.00	140.47
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
1	—	525	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	116.00–117.00	116.49
2	—	668	102.00–106.00	103.95
1	—	440	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	104.00	104.00
2	—	323	120.00–134.00	126.84
1	—	525	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	150.50	150.50
12	—	869	144.00	144.00
1	—	380	145.00	145.00
2	—	422	138.00	138.00
1	—	475	151.00	151.00
5	—	528	140.00–157.00	152.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	123.00	123.00
1	—	240	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 4 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	31.00	31.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 4 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	33.00	33.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,445	69.00–93.00	84.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	52.00	52.00

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.