Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2022-06-17

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Jun 17

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Jun 10Jun 17Jun 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 12▲ 3 vs year ago 10 · +30.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 7▼ 10 vs year ago 16 · −62.5%

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 $125.43/cwt on 7 head.

Average price

$125.43

7 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$343

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

$1.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.69

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	815	127.00	1,035	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	553	125.17	692	6thin

One grade step is worth $1.83/cwt here — about $343 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

125.43

—

WV average4 barns · 64 hd

130.12

−4.69

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	1,318	92.10	1,214	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,440	92.50	1,332	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	63.73	630	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,240	110.00	1,364	1thin

Every lot

14 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	245	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	392	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	590	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	449	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	622	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	832	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	815	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,035	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4Thin Fleshed	370	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	416	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 4Thin Fleshed	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,240	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,364	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,318	92.10/cwt	66.00–104.00	1,214	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	63.73/cwt	57.00–71.00	630	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,440	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,332	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 Jun 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 13Last week 12Year ago 10

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 7Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
1	—	245	160.00	160.00
1	—	450	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	132.00	132.00
2	—	518	120.00	120.00
1	—	390	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	110.00	110.00
1	—	370	112.50	112.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	988	57.00–71.00	63.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	66.00–104.00	92.10

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.