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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Apr 22

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Apr 15Apr 22Apr 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 49 · +4.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 0▼ 39 vs year ago 52 · −75.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 0▼ 68 vs year ago 73 · −93.2%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleWed Sep 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Report supplied by Auction*

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 $158.78/cwt on 18 head.

Average price

$158.78

18 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−14.47

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	494	158.78	785	18thin

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 sale18 hd

158.78

—

WV average6 barns · 1,085 hd

173.25

−14.47

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	1,800	83.50	1,503	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,343	71.79	964	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,050	26.00	273	1thin

Every lot

16 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	350	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	511	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	725	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	968	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	945	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	378	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	576	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	693	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	153.18/cwt	153.18–153.18	536	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	720	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,014	3
Feeder Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	550	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	729	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,600	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,152	1
Bulls	—	—	2,000	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,900	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	26.00/cwt	26.00–26.00	273	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,343	71.79/cwt	70.32–80.00	964	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	20,625	5

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 Apr 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 51Last week 0Year ago 49

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 0Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 73

*Report supplied by Auction*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	160.00	160.00
2	—	350	153.18	153.18
3	—	650	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	550	126.00	126.00
5	—	450	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	146.00	146.00
2	—	750	126.00	126.00
4	—	550	176.00	176.00
10	—	450	161.00	161.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	Open	5	—	1,500	1,375.00	1,375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,000	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,600	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,343	70.32–80.00	71.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	26.00	26.00

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.