Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2021-12-10

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2021-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Dec 10

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Dec 3Dec 10Apr 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 4▲ 29 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 11▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 0▲ 16 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

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.18/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$131.18

17 head · 404 lb average

Value per head Derived

$530

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$24.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.03

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	389	137.28	534	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	300	130.00	390	1thin
Small and Medium 2-3	400	130.00	520	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	441	129.24	570	8thin
Medium and Large 3	305	112.50	343	1thin

One grade step is worth $24.78/cwt here — about $191 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 sale17 hd

131.18

—

WV average4 barns · 198 hd

122.16

+9.03

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	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,420	54.50	774	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,193	36.55	436	4thin

Every lot

25 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	405	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	579	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	825	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	601	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	733	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,221	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	300	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	398	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	300	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	390	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	305	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	343	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	131.22/cwt	130.00–132.50	424	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	499	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	137.50/cwt	132.50–142.50	529	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	138.72/cwt	136.00–140.00	585	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	592	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	592	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	547	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	662	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	472	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	521	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	603	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	44.57/cwt	44.00–45.00	510	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,240	28.52/cwt	27.00–30.00	354	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	774	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,470	1,352.38/cwt	1,250.00–1,400.00	19,880	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,549	1,220.59/cwt	1,000.00–1,400.00	18,907	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,613	1,217.67/cwt	1,075.00–1,400.00	19,641	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 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 29Last week 4Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 11Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 0Year 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	—	320	147.50	147.50
1	—	410	147.00	147.00
1	—	525	125.00	125.00
2	—	375	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	423	140.00	140.00
2	—	323	130.00–132.50	131.22
1	—	470	126.00	126.00
3	—	547	121.00	121.00
1	—	350	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	136.00–140.00	138.72
2	—	385	132.50–142.50	137.50
1	—	300	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	601	122.00	122.00
1	—	1,185	103.00	103.00
1	—	585	141.00	141.00
1	—	405	143.00	143.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,470	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,352.38
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,613	1,075.00–1,400.00	1,217.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,549	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,220.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	54.50	54.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	44.00–45.00	44.57
2	—	1,240	27.00–30.00	28.52

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.