Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2021-12-03

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Dec 3

● Final9 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Nov 19Dec 3Dec 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 16▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 3▲ 11 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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $123.00/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$123.00

2 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.68

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	563	123.00	692	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

123.00

—

WV average3 barns · 74 hd

121.32

+1.68

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	1,480	73.00	1,080	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,361	72.74	990	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	51.50	537	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,075	75.00	806	1thin

Every lot

9 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 · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	689	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	666	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectLight Weight	1,075	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	806	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,145	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	756	1
Bulls	—	—	1,815	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,452	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	482	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,208	90.24/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,090	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	576	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,513	55.23/cwt	53.00–58.00	836	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 Dec 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4Last week 16Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 3Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,815	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,145	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	47.00	47.00
1	—	860	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,208	84.00–95.00	90.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,513	53.00–58.00	55.23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	142.00	142.00
1	—	640	104.00	104.00

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.