Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2022-11-18

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Nov 18

● Final10 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Nov 4Nov 18Dec 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 27▼ 9 vs year ago 16 · −56.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 18▲ 4 vs year ago 3 · +133.3%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleWed Sep 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Low trading activity today, snowing and slippery conditions for hauling.

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 $98.38/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$98.38

5 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$479

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$436

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

$34.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−37.34

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	556	105.23	585	4thin
Medium and Large 3	210	71.00	149	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.23/cwt here — about $436 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 sale5 hd

98.38

—

WV average5 barns · 256 hd

135.73

−37.34

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	1,500	77.50	1,163	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,318	70.39	928	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	35.03	385	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,430	70.00	1,001	1thin

Every lot

10 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	716	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	210	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	149	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	116.96/cwt	114.00–120.00	503	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	544	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	733	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,430	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,001	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	24.54/cwt	24.00–25.00	252	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,250	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	700	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	70.39/cwt	70.00–71.00	928	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,163	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 Nov 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7Last week 27Year ago 16

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 18Year ago 3

Low trading activity today, snowing and slippery conditions for hauling.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	56.00	56.00
2	—	1,025	24.00–25.00	24.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	77.50	77.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	70.00–71.00	70.39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	93.00	93.00
2	—	430	114.00–120.00	116.96
1	—	780	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	71.00	71.00

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.