Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2023-10-20

Preston Farmers Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Oct 20
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876
Feeder Cattle receipts
97 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 132▲ 24 vs year ago 73 · +32.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 35▲ 21 vs year ago 61 · +34.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
132 head
▲ 130 vs last sale 2▲ 35 vs year ago 97 · +36.1%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $197.39/cwt on 36 head.
Average price
$197.39
36 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,081
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$266
per head · Medium 1 over Small and Medium 1
$48.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−49.80
vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 1542208.431,13014thin
Large 1450205.009232thin
Medium and Large 1-2587199.491,17114thin
Medium 2494165.008155thin
Small and Medium 1540160.008641thin
One grade step is worth $48.43/cwt here — about $266 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 sale36 hd
197.39
—
WV average6 barns · 1,674 hd
247.18
−49.80
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,818117.542,13710
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,37491.081,25120
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,90091.001,7291thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,09180.0187350
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,405123.001,7281thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,195$1,68311
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,311$1,57127
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,510$1,4851thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,280$1,3752thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,275$1,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,352$1,33238
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,309$1,24915
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,056$1,1208
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,140$1,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,170$1,0751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,163$1,0083thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,186$2,06517
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$2,0001thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,395$1,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,130$1,2882thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$1,1851thin

Every lot

91 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2232216.00/cwt216.00–216.005012
Steers—Medium 1305215.00/cwt215.00–215.006561
Steers—Medium 1Value Added310265.00/cwt265.00–265.008221
Steers—Medium 2360150.00/cwt150.00–150.005401
Steers—Medium 1410242.32/cwt235.00–250.009942
Steers—Large 1420215.00/cwt215.00–215.009031
Steers—Medium 1450200.00/cwt200.00–200.009001
Steers—Large 1480195.00/cwt195.00–195.009361
Steers—Medium 2490150.00/cwt150.00–150.007351
Steers—Medium 1518237.37/cwt232.50–240.001,2303
Steers—Medium 2530180.00/cwt180.00–180.009542
Steers—Small and Medium 1540160.00/cwt160.00–160.008641
Steers—Medium 2560165.00/cwt165.00–165.009241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2606198.86/cwt195.00–210.001,2058
Steers—Medium 1661170.26/cwt169.00–175.001,1255
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2726192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,3984
Steers—Medium 1845190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Large 1215180.00/cwt180.00–180.003871
Heifers—Medium 2220155.00/cwt155.00–155.003411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2234175.00/cwt175.00–175.004104
Heifers—Medium 1327197.46/cwt195.00–200.006463
Heifers—Medium 2335165.00/cwt165.00–165.005531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373212.50/cwt212.50–212.507934
Heifers—Medium 1425205.00/cwt205.00–205.008711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471207.97/cwt203.00–215.009805
Heifers—Medium and Large 2498183.00/cwt183.00–183.009113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518177.50/cwt177.50–177.509193
Heifers—Large 2540145.00/cwt145.00–145.007831
Heifers—Medium 1565200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2638162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,0372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2640183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,1714
Heifers—Medium 2725145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0511
Heifers—Medium 2825165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3611
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2258213.29/cwt210.00–220.005503
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added455265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,0072
Bulls—Small and Medium 1550130.00/cwt130.00–130.007151
Bulls—Medium 1575170.00/cwt170.00–170.009782
Bulls—Large 1580150.00/cwt150.00–150.008701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2587167.50/cwt167.50–167.509833
Bulls—Small and Medium 1605132.50/cwt132.50–132.508021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620160.00/cwt160.00–160.009924
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635132.00/cwt132.00–132.008383
Bulls—Medium 1825120.00/cwt120.00–120.009901
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,405123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,7281
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,781113.15/cwt104.00–116.002,0155
Bulls——1,855121.93/cwt117.00–131.002,2625
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%73355.90/cwt51.00–61.004106
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed795109.00/cwt109.00–109.008671
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02971.76/cwt65.00–75.007388
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14581.80/cwt76.00–87.0093726
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26395.02/cwt92.00–98.001,2009
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35386.04/cwt81.00–93.001,16412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40598.64/cwt95.00–106.001,3868
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,90091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,7291
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 1-21,3951,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29501,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3101,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows28 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2850950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium 2850775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28601,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2910975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,010950.87/head925.00–975.009512
Bred Cows—Medium 11,0301,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0351,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0621,234.61/head1,035.00–1,375.001,2355
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0821,083.39/head950.00–1,190.001,0835
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0831,352.31/head1,300.00–1,375.001,3526
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,100985.00/head985.00–985.009851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,100985.00/head985.00–985.009851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1651,035.00/head1,035.00–1,035.001,0351
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1701,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,1851,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1951,019.46/head975.00–1,060.001,0192
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2051,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3301,917.59/head1,600.00–2,300.001,9189
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3541,440.49/head1,250.00–1,575.001,44016
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3681,303.80/head1,075.00–1,575.001,30412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4141,371.86/head1,100.00–1,675.001,37229
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4502,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4701,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5101,485.00/head1,485.00–1,485.001,4851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5251,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2925900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 29501,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2192,173.77/head2,000.00–2,425.002,17415

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.