Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2021-11-05

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Nov 5

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Oct 30Nov 5Nov 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 26▲ 46 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 11▲ 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $97.26/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$97.26

27 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$334

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

$26.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.47

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	587	103.78	609	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	612	88.49	542	8thin
Small and Medium 1-2	358	77.00	275	2thin

One grade step is worth $26.78/cwt here — about $334 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 sale27 hd

97.26

—

WV average5 barns · 257 hd

117.74

−20.47

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	1,840	78.00	1,435	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	865	48.00	415	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,440	40.00	576	1thin

Every lot

30 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	546	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	335	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	281	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	394	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	380	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	266	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	104.54/cwt	101.00–108.00	423	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	475	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	112.33/cwt	112.00–113.00	549	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	403	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	543	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	103.52/cwt	102.00–105.00	647	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	633	76.95/cwt	73.00–81.00	487	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	95.25/cwt	95.00–96.00	619	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	110.07/cwt	107.00–113.00	737	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	783	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	800	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	357	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	577	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	644	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	482	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	454	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	589	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	791	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,840	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,435	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	865	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	415	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,440	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	576	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 Nov 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 46Last week 26Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3Last week 11Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	117.00	117.00
1	—	605	113.00	113.00
1	—	710	83.00	83.00
2	—	965	82.00	82.00
1	—	310	115.00	115.00
3	—	485	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	81.00	81.00
1	—	630	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	107.00–113.00	110.07
2	—	405	101.00–108.00	104.54
1	—	355	111.00	111.00
1	—	795	110.00	110.00
3	—	489	112.00–113.00	112.33
1	—	705	111.00	111.00
4	—	584	93.00	93.00
1	—	920	87.00	87.00
2	—	625	102.00–105.00	103.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	73.00–81.00	76.95
1	—	560	72.00	72.00
4	—	650	95.00–96.00	95.25
1	—	470	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	70.00	70.00
1	—	335	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
1	—	470	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	48.00	48.00

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.