Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2021-09-17

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Sep 17

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 71▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 8▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 1 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 $148.11/cwt on 14 head.

Average price

$148.11

14 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+11.47

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	443	148.11	656	14thin

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 sale14 hd

148.11

—

WV average8 barns · 1,140 hd

136.64

+11.47

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,361	68.36	931	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,168	62.52	730	11

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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	525	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	711	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	568	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	752	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	872	3
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	705	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	635	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	975	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	631	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	149.50/cwt	142.00–153.00	728	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	736	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	781	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 2-3	690	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	731	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,154	63.41/cwt	56.50–67.50	732	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,190	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	845	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,275	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	587	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	65.67/cwt	63.00–67.50	867	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,430	72.84/cwt	70.00–74.50	1,042	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,733	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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 37Last week 71Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 8Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	130.00	130.00
3	—	488	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	135.00	135.00
8	—	415	152.00	152.00
2	—	537	137.00	137.00
3	—	487	142.00–153.00	149.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	153.00	153.00
1	—	765	127.50	127.50
4	—	411	173.00	173.00
1	—	330	159.00	159.00
1	—	495	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	90.00	90.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	950.00	950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,320	63.00–67.50	65.67
3	—	1,430	70.00–74.50	72.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,154	56.50–67.50	63.41
1	—	1,190	71.00	71.00
1	—	1,275	46.00	46.00

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.