Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2021-10-08

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Oct 8

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Sep 24Oct 8Oct 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 180 vs last sale 199▲ 11 vs year ago 8 · +137.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 39▲ 20 vs year ago 9 · +222.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 6▲ 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.00/cwt on 13 head.

Average price

$139.00

13 head · 683 lb average

Value per head Derived

$949

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−17.55

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	683	139.00	949	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

139.00

—

WV average7 barns · 1,127 hd

156.55

−17.55

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	72.86	978	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	57.98	826	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,620	52.20	846	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,178	43.03	507	6thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,500	$1,500	1thin

Every lot

18 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	410	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	709	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	782	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	800	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	924	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	896	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	929	122.00/cwt	121.00–122.50	1,133	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	119.60/cwt	102.50–136.00	580	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	717	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	731	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	793	65.91/cwt	62.00–69.00	523	2
Bulls	—	—	1,618	76.33/cwt	73.50–79.00	1,235	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	27.00/cwt	27.00–27.00	235	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,239	46.23/cwt	38.00–49.00	573	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	57.98/cwt	55.50–61.00	826	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,620	52.20/cwt	50.00–54.00	846	12
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,500	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	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 Oct 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 19Last week 199Year ago 8

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 39Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 6Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,239	38.00–49.00	46.23
1	—	870	27.00	27.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,425	55.50–61.00	57.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,620	50.00–54.00	52.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	793	62.00–69.00	65.91
4	—	1,618	73.50–79.00	76.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	1,500.00	1,500.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	162.00	162.00
2	—	410	173.00	173.00
1	—	800	112.00	112.00
1	—	725	120.00	120.00
1	—	580	138.00	138.00
1	—	790	117.00	117.00
4	—	929	121.00–122.50	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	102.50–136.00	119.60
1	—	665	105.00	105.00
1	—	585	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	116.00	116.00

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.