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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Sep 24

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Sep 17Sep 24Oct 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

199 head

▲ 162 vs last sale 37▲ 199 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 22▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 1▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleWed Sep 30, 2026

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.67/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$147.67

100 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$501

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

$63.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.82

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	568	154.63	879	79
Medium and Large 2-3	433	139.12	602	9thin
Small and Medium 1-2	566	117.97	668	5thin
Small and Medium 2-3	568	103.06	586	6thin
Large 1-2	415	91.00	378	1thin

One grade step is worth $63.63/cwt here — about $501 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 sale100 hd

147.67

—

WV average6 barns · 1,186 hd

162.49

−14.82

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	1,925	81.96	1,578	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,394	65.91	919	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,692	60.47	1,023	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	60.25	602	12

Every lot

63 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	385	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	341	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	488	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	330	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	380	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	412	144.01/cwt	140.00–145.00	593	5
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	415	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	448	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	415	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	378	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	174.65/cwt	150.00–185.00	742	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	168.99/cwt	150.00–171.00	825	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	493	137.02/cwt	133.00–141.00	676	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	732	3
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	554	115.96/cwt	110.00–122.00	642	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	146.40/cwt	136.00–150.00	833	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	771	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	575	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	587	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	870	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	615	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	775	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	625	104.67/cwt	94.00–115.00	654	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	143.71/cwt	142.00–145.00	956	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	142.00/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,014	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,132	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,032	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	840	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	706	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	314	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	133.85/cwt	124.00–139.00	442	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	141.09/cwt	130.00–148.00	532	10
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	420	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	395	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	140.08/cwt	131.00–145.00	594	12
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	450	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	410	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	142.33/cwt	139.00–149.50	686	25
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	505	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	626	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	125.47/cwt	124.00–129.00	679	6
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	555	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	500	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	697	3
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	640	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	691	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	761	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	695	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	771	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	699	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	881	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	857	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	730	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	810	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	942	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	416	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	156.41/cwt	152.50–165.00	676	3
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	450	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	536	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	711	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	490	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	671	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	538	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	592	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	772	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	127.95/cwt	126.00–132.00	727	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	650	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	761	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	815	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,920	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,325	1
Bulls	—	—	1,926	85.20/cwt	76.00–92.00	1,641	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	693	78.38/cwt	77.00–80.00	543	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	47.18/cwt	40.00–52.00	499	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	62.92/cwt	59.00–66.50	669	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	70.96/cwt	68.00–73.00	912	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,427	64.36/cwt	56.00–68.50	918	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,692	60.47/cwt	58.00–63.50	1,023	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	4,480	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	921	699.88/cwt	375.00–860.00	6,446	4

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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 37Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 22Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	137.00	137.00
1	—	538	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	160.00	160.00
1	—	465	153.00	153.00
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
1	—	905	90.00	90.00
3	—	568	126.00–132.00	127.95
1	—	395	170.00	170.00
1	—	540	143.00	143.00
3	—	432	152.50–165.00	156.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	119.00	119.00
1	—	650	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	714	140.00–144.00	142.00
10	—	773	146.50	146.50
15	—	488	150.00–171.00	168.99
1	—	600	145.00	145.00
14	—	425	150.00–185.00	174.65
1	—	305	160.00	160.00
3	—	538	136.00	136.00
7	—	665	142.00–145.00	143.71
1	—	800	129.00	129.00
1	—	270	142.50	142.50
20	—	569	136.00–150.00	146.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	108.00	108.00
1	—	330	115.00	115.00
1	—	575	102.00	102.00
2	—	625	94.00–115.00	104.67
1	—	840	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	126.00	126.00
4	—	554	110.00–122.00	115.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	134.00	134.00
5	—	412	140.00–145.00	144.01
2	—	493	133.00–141.00	137.02
1	—	275	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	108.00	108.00
1	—	420	94.00	94.00
1	—	450	91.00	91.00
1	—	555	90.00	90.00
1	—	505	124.00	124.00
1	—	730	111.00	111.00
1	—	695	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	377	130.00–148.00	141.09
1	—	245	128.00	128.00
12	—	424	131.00–145.00	140.08
1	—	645	118.00	118.00
1	—	880	107.00	107.00
2	—	708	121.00	121.00
3	—	330	124.00–139.00	133.85
25	—	482	139.00–149.50	142.33
3	—	562	124.00	124.00
4	—	699	126.00	126.00
6	—	541	124.00–129.00	125.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,063	59.00–66.50	62.92
4	—	1,058	40.00–52.00	47.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,692	58.00–63.50	60.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,285	68.00–73.00	70.96
13	—	1,427	56.00–68.50	64.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	77.00–80.00	78.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,926	76.00–92.00	85.20
1	—	1,920	69.00	69.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	560	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	—	921	375.00–860.00	699.88

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.