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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Oct 22

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Oct 15Oct 22Oct 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

76 head

▼ 158 vs last sale 234▲ 10 vs year ago 66 · +15.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

63 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 39▼ 3 vs year ago 66 · −4.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

111 head

▲ 111 vs last sale 0▲ 4 vs year ago 107 · +3.7%

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 $109.04/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$109.04

32 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$21.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.36

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	551	116.58	643	19thin
Medium and Large 2-3	540	108.00	583	2thin
Large 1-2	408	100.00	408	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	631	95.35	602	9thin

One grade step is worth $21.23/cwt here — about $41 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 sale32 hd

109.04

—

WV average6 barns · 981 hd

127.39

−18.36

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	1,806	79.95	1,444	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,450	62.16	901	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,701	59.50	1,012	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,153	51.68	596	26

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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,412	$1,078	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,475	$1,035	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,163	$1,006	20
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,605	$960	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,495	$884	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,222	$882	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,374	$874	25
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,516	$814	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,277	$789	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,549	$1,315	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,283	$1,218	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,035	1thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	235	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	259	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	404	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	420	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	441	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	619	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	430	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	344	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	126.22/cwt	125.00–127.50	581	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	533	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	141.64/cwt	135.00–143.00	749	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	597	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	782	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	125.27/cwt	124.00–130.00	780	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	114.99/cwt	114.00–116.00	908	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	899	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	300	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	305	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	284	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	401	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	375	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	375	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	460	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	465	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	510	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	546	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	530	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	509	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	119.91/cwt	114.00–120.50	637	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	583	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	595	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	601	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	738	3
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	665	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	672	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	749	3
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	770	85.06/cwt	80.00–90.00	655	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	850	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	748	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	320	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	320	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	512	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	109.43/cwt	104.00–115.00	616	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	775	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	589	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,115	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	914	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,710	69.88/cwt	63.00–73.00	1,195	3
Bulls	—	—	1,785	87.52/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,562	2
Bulls	—	—	2,135	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	2,028	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	857	63.82/cwt	61.00–68.00	547	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,025	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	646	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	43.05/cwt	38.00–49.00	490	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,150	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,277	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,213	54.36/cwt	49.00–59.00	659	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,400	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	812	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,433	57.06/cwt	55.00–59.00	818	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,533	60.25/cwt	58.00–64.00	924	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,701	59.50/cwt	57.50–61.00	1,012	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows16 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,138	624.78/head	535.00–735.00	625	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,145	892.78/head	660.00–935.00	893	11
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,165	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,184	1,143.36/head	885.00–1,375.00	1,143	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	914.39/head	835.00–985.00	914	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,265	733.91/head	685.00–775.00	734	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,300	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,300	660.00/head	660.00–660.00	660	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,312	829.86/head	700.00–900.00	830	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,386	882.27/head	750.00–1,035.00	882	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,412	1,078.02/head	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,078	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,475	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,495	884.41/head	800.00–1,025.00	884	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,552	839.85/head	725.00–925.00	840	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,605	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,150	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,445	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,555	1,402.88/head	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,403	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,573	1,239.70/head	1,135.00–1,300.00	1,240	3

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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 76Last week 234Year ago 66

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 39Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 111Last week 0Year ago 107

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,138	38.00–49.00	43.05
1	—	1,400	58.00	58.00
13	—	1,213	49.00–59.00	54.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,701	57.50–61.00	59.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,433	55.00–59.00	57.06
10	—	1,533	58.00–64.00	60.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	63.00	63.00
1	—	1,150	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	857	61.00–68.00	63.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,785	87.00–88.00	87.52
1	—	2,135	95.00	95.00
3	—	1,710	63.00–73.00	69.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,475	1,035.00	1,035.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,552	725.00–925.00	839.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,184	885.00–1,375.00	1,143.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,386	750.00–1,035.00	882.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,412	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,078.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,312	700.00–900.00	829.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,213	835.00–985.00	914.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,495	800.00–1,025.00	884.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,605	960.00	960.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,265	685.00–775.00	733.91
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	660.00	660.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,138	535.00–735.00	624.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,145	660.00–935.00	892.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	675.00	675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,573	1,135.00–1,300.00	1,239.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,555	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,402.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,035.00	1,035.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,035.00	1,035.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,445	1,100.00	1,100.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	76.00	76.00
1	—	1,115	82.00	82.00
1	—	320	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	104.00–115.00	109.43
1	—	520	115.00	115.00
1	—	420	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	125.00–127.50	126.22
2	—	597	131.00	131.00
2	—	790	114.00–116.00	114.99
9	—	529	135.00–143.00	141.64
1	—	245	165.00	165.00
1	—	430	144.00	144.00
7	—	623	124.00–130.00	125.27
1	—	890	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	115.00	115.00
1	—	420	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	110.00	110.00
1	—	520	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	107.00	107.00
1	—	305	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	107.00	107.00
11	—	531	114.00–120.50	119.91
3	—	636	116.00	116.00
1	—	250	120.00	120.00
3	—	700	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	101.00	101.00
1	—	375	100.00	100.00
2	—	770	80.00–90.00	85.06
1	—	595	101.00	101.00
1	—	850	88.00	88.00
1	—	530	96.00	96.00
1	—	460	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	108.00	108.00

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.