Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2021-10-30

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Sat, Oct 30

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Oct 22Oct 30Nov 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 0▲ 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 0▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 0▲ 3 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 $104.11/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$104.11

8 head · 775 lb average

Value per head Derived

$807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$401

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

$14.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.51

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	850	107.64	915	6thin
Medium and Large 2	550	93.53	514	2thin

One grade step is worth $14.11/cwt here — about $401 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 sale8 hd

104.11

—

WV average5 barns · 183 hd

139.62

−35.51

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	1,550	67.61	1,048	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,544	62.39	963	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	950	54.00	513	1thin

Every lot

17 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	93.53/cwt	93.53–93.53	514	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	102.52/cwt	102.52–102.52	769	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	100.40/cwt	100.40–100.40	1,255	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	356	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	74.02/cwt	74.02–74.02	407	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	90.51/cwt	90.51–90.51	588	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	950	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	656	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,263	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	850	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	663	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,550	67.61/cwt	56.00–76.00	1,048	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	513	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,500	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,560	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,550	56.45/cwt	56.45–56.45	875	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	888.00/cwt	888.00–888.00	8,436	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	11,310	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

Sat Oct 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 26Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,550	56.45	56.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	56.00–76.00	67.61

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	950	888.00	888.00

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,300	870.00	870.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	74.02	74.02
2	—	650	90.51	90.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	69.00	69.00
1	—	450	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	100.40	100.40
2	—	750	102.52	102.52
1	—	650	125.00	125.00
1	—	450	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	93.53	93.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	78.00	78.00

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.