Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2019-10-18

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2019-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-18

Feeder Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Oct 18

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1874

← earliestOct 18Apr 17 →

Receipts

224 head

▲ 224 vs last sale 0▲ 224 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereFeeder CattleFri Oct 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Second and final Fall feeder calf special, supply lighter but demand steady.

Calves, #250-300: Steers: $122-$134, Heifers: $112.50-$120, Bulls: $122-$130.

Bred cows, middle age to aged, #1,000/+ w/ calf under 300: $420-$600.

Slaughter cows, #1,000-1,500, Breaker: $37-$43, Boner: $41.50-$49, Lean: $10-$34.50.

Slaughter bulls, YG 1-3, $35-$65

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 $128.63/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$128.63

67 head · 601 lb average

Value per head Derived

$773

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$491

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

$12.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.59

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	728	131.50	957	31
Medium and Large 1	516	127.96	660	29
Medium and Large 2	393	118.64	466	7thin

One grade step is worth $12.86/cwt here — about $491 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 sale67 hd

128.63

—

WV average7 barns · 1,547 hd

136.22

−7.59

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

33 lots · USDA AMS · Preston Farmers Market Special Graded Sale - 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	410	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	444	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	126.91/cwt	121.00–132.00	486	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	456	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	556	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	126.52/cwt	116.00–128.00	601	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	128.73/cwt	115.00–131.00	662	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	756	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Source/Aged	615	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	646	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	769	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	647	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	870	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	716	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	942	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	758	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	997	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	848	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,068	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	922	124.47/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,148	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	322	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	374	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	342	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	390	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	118.95/cwt	115.00–120.00	452	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	445	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	478	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	112.96/cwt	107.00–115.00	487	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	544	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	112.35/cwt	109.00–113.00	531	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	104.49/cwt	100.00–115.00	545	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Source/Aged	528	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	533	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	563	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	607	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	293	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	337	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	333	119.74/cwt	110.00–123.00	399	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	377	124.78/cwt	120.00–133.00	470	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	428	118.52/cwt	112.50–130.00	507	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	467	119.46/cwt	107.00–137.50	558	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	108.31/cwt	103.00–112.00	677	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.

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