Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2021-10-15

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Oct 15

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Oct 8Oct 15Oct 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

234 head

▲ 215 vs last sale 19▲ 234 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 29▲ 39 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 $118.87/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$118.87

83 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$543

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$77

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 1

$12.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.37

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	395	126.73	500	11thin
Medium and Large 1	460	118.94	547	47
Small and Medium 1	398	118.33	471	6thin
Large 1	505	114.31	577	19thin

One grade step is worth $12.41/cwt here — about −$77 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 sale83 hd

118.87

—

WV average7 barns · 1,491 hd

130.23

−11.37

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	1,675	77.49	1,298	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,230	53.39	657	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	53.00	781	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,132	50.17	568	17

Every lot

50 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	235	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	329	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	666	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	389	152.09/cwt	132.50–157.00	592	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	412	131.81/cwt	131.00–134.00	543	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	504	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	150.98/cwt	150.00–152.00	708	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	139.27/cwt	127.00–141.00	731	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	124.37/cwt	110.00–133.00	665	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	799	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	903	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	785	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,079	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	113.76/cwt	111.00–119.00	927	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	862	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,026	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	903	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	957	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	290	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	355	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	126.95/cwt	108.00–130.00	471	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	8
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1	390	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	472	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	496	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	500	5
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1	440	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	462	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	443	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	523	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	117.92/cwt	117.00–126.00	567	28
Heifers	—	Large 1	482	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	564	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	114.51/cwt	110.00–117.00	600	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	528	112.18/cwt	110.00–113.00	592	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	275	133.71/cwt	122.00–145.00	368	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	323	148.21/cwt	140.00–163.00	479	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	390	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	449	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	416	156.21/cwt	141.00–168.00	650	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	488	144.94/cwt	123.00–155.00	707	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	582	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	550	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	561	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	583	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	805	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	605	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	678	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	671	120.30/cwt	110.00–126.00	807	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	720	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	734	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,675	77.49/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,298	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Value Added	1,005	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	814	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	40.85/cwt	37.00–44.00	418	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	49.63/cwt	43.00–58.00	567	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	54.21/cwt	49.00–62.00	638	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	779	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	536	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	1,280	43.55/cwt	42.00–45.00	557	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,418	55.80/cwt	54.00–58.00	791	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	781	2

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 234Last week 19Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 29Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	115.00	115.00
1	—	310	130.00	130.00
2	—	275	122.00–145.00	133.71
1	—	550	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	671	110.00–126.00	120.30
19	—	488	123.00–155.00	144.94
12	—	583	138.00	138.00
2	—	720	102.00	102.00
2	—	520	112.00	112.00
1	—	605	112.00	112.00
7	—	323	140.00–163.00	148.21
8	—	416	141.00–168.00	156.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	525	127.00–141.00	139.27
6	—	815	111.00–119.00	113.76
3	—	862	119.00	119.00
2	—	383	174.00	174.00
4	—	469	150.00–152.00	150.98
3	—	567	141.00	141.00
11	—	782	138.00	138.00
4	—	665	118.00	118.00
3	—	636	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	535	110.00–133.00	124.37
2	—	903	106.00	106.00
1	—	235	140.00	140.00
4	—	412	131.00–134.00	131.81
5	—	389	132.50–157.00	152.09
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
1	—	450	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	481	117.00–126.00	117.92
7	—	371	108.00–130.00	126.95
6	—	524	110.00–117.00	114.51
5	—	424	118.00	118.00
1	—	290	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	390	121.00	121.00
1	—	440	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	118.00	118.00
11	—	528	110.00–113.00	112.18
6	—	482	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	118.00	118.00
8	—	385	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	54.00–58.00	55.80
1	—	1,275	42.00	42.00
8	—	1,177	49.00–62.00	54.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	42.00–45.00	43.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,143	43.00–58.00	49.63
1	—	1,180	66.00	66.00
3	—	1,023	37.00–44.00	40.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,675	74.00–80.00	77.49

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.