Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2023-04-21

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Apr 21

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Apr 14Apr 21Apr 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

526 head

▲ 382 vs last sale 144▲ 475 vs year ago 51 · +931.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 25▲ 1 vs year ago 13 · +7.7%

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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $204.91/cwt on 221 head.

Average price

$204.91

221 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,214

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$37.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.67

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	585	219.84	1,286	133
Medium and Large 2	604	182.35	1,101	88

One grade step is worth $37.50/cwt here — about $185 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 sale221 hd

204.91

—

WV average6 barns · 1,721 hd

226.59

−21.67

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	1,720	117.00	2,012	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,325	86.74	1,149	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,103	78.00	860	2thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	260	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	299	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	295	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	723	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	167.19/cwt	158.00–185.00	532	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	231.52/cwt	220.00–239.00	859	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	234.12/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,002	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,069	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	182.70/cwt	170.00–195.00	873	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	232.23/cwt	215.00–247.00	1,224	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	564	200.51/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,131	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,434	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,408	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	663	178.82/cwt	165.00–195.00	1,186	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	201.10/cwt	195.00–206.00	1,462	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,341	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,443	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,334	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	182.42/cwt	177.00–188.00	1,510	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,377	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	220	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	259	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	260	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	377	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	492	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	197.86/cwt	185.00–200.00	722	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	195.59/cwt	190.00–200.00	843	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	879	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	891	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	190.32/cwt	182.50–196.00	1,001	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	918	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	184.25/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,056	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	982	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	173.26/cwt	167.50–179.00	1,076	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	992	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	677	151.68/cwt	147.50–155.00	1,027	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	167.10/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,220	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,080	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,312	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	815	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,141	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	859	133.76/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,149	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	897	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	460	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	874	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	721	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,040	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	545	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	927	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	590	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,062	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,188	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	655	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,081	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,106	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,720	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,012	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	714	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,016	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,228	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,327	84.65/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,123	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 Apr 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 526Last week 144Year ago 51

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 25Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	202.00	202.00
5	—	655	165.00	165.00
2	—	425	211.00	211.00
1	—	590	180.00	180.00
5	—	625	190.00	190.00
2	—	460	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	155.00	155.00
2	—	545	170.00	170.00
4	—	670	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	117.50	117.50
17	—	540	170.00	170.00
5	—	735	147.00	147.00
8	—	495	180.00	180.00
2	—	815	140.00	140.00
6	—	640	155.00	155.00
8	—	595	165.00	165.00
16	—	677	147.50–155.00	151.68
1	—	260	145.00	145.00
8	—	345	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	526	182.50–196.00	190.32
1	—	805	163.00	163.00
10	—	730	160.00–172.00	167.10
31	—	621	167.50–179.00	173.26
9	—	475	185.00	185.00
7	—	365	185.00–200.00	197.86
24	—	431	190.00–200.00	195.59
24	—	573	175.00–190.00	184.25
4	—	859	130.00–135.00	133.76
3	—	275	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	564	190.00–205.00	200.51
3	—	318	158.00–185.00	167.19
18	—	478	170.00–195.00	182.70
1	—	260	115.00	115.00
8	—	745	180.00	180.00
5	—	780	171.00	171.00
36	—	663	165.00–195.00	178.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	455	235.00	235.00
7	—	780	185.00	185.00
10	—	371	220.00–239.00	231.52
2	—	915	150.50	150.50
6	—	828	177.00–188.00	182.42
18	—	428	220.00–242.50	234.12
28	—	727	195.00–206.00	201.10
5	—	655	215.00	215.00
1	—	295	245.00	245.00
33	—	527	215.00–247.00	232.23
15	—	610	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	68.00	68.00
1	—	1,155	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	93.00	93.00
3	—	1,327	82.00–86.00	84.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	117.00	117.00

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.