Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2021-11-19

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Nov 19

● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Nov 5Nov 19Dec 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 46▲ 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 3▲ 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 $99.07/cwt on 7 head.

Average price

$99.07

7 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$98

per head · Small and Medium 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$12.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.79

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 1-2	365	105.00	383	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	635	99.20	630	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	520	92.50	481	1thin

One grade step is worth $12.50/cwt here — about −$98 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 sale7 hd

99.07

—

WV average4 barns · 282 hd

126.86

−27.79

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,860	52.04	968	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,425	48.00	684	1thin

Every lot

13 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	363	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	574	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	365	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	383	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	481	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	593	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	627	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	860	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	479	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	461	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	483	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,425	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	684	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,860	52.04/cwt	51.50–52.50	968	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 Nov 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 16Last week 46Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3Last week 3Year 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	—	330	145.00	145.00
1	—	755	61.00	61.00
1	—	840	57.50	57.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	90.00	90.00
1	—	755	83.00	83.00
1	—	715	83.00	83.00
2	—	375	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	127.50	127.50
1	—	445	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,860	51.50–52.50	52.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	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.