Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2020-10-07

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2020-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-07

Feeder Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Wed, Oct 7

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1874

← Apr 17Oct 7Apr 16 →

Receipts

622 head

▲ 291 vs last sale 331▲ 622 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

Fall Graded Feeder special. Good supply and demand steady for all types.

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 $153.87/cwt on 283 head.

Average price

$153.87

283 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$803

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$88

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

$9.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.44

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	448	162.03	726	39
Medium and Large 1	533	152.57	814	244

One grade step is worth $9.45/cwt here — about −$88 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 sale283 hd

153.87

—

WV average6 barns · 1,478 hd

146.43

+7.44

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

Every lot

35 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	540	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	171.97/cwt	162.00–173.00	576	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	180.42/cwt	166.00–183.00	669	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	164.00/cwt	152.00–170.00	628	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	765	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	174.24/cwt	161.00–176.00	753	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	798	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	170.35/cwt	152.00–172.00	813	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	152.64/cwt	137.00–157.00	800	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	749	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	804	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	139.10/cwt	128.00–140.00	801	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	133.38/cwt	130.50–137.00	831	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	127.35/cwt	125.50–130.50	856	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	917	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	969	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	122.52/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,012	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	398	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	484	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	512	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	531	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	134.74/cwt	134.00–135.00	579	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	131.74/cwt	130.50–132.50	632	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	629	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	124.64/cwt	119.00–125.50	652	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	117.51/cwt	114.00–118.00	615	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	686	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	121.89/cwt	121.00–122.50	702	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	748	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	765	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	665	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	400	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	620	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	162.76/cwt	146.00–167.00	757	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	529	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	730	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	603	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	718	2

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 Special Graded Sale - Terra Alta, WV

Wed Oct 7, 2020

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

Receipts 622Last week 331Year ago 0

Fall Graded Feeder special. Good supply and demand steady for all types.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	623	130.50–137.00	133.38
11	—	371	166.00–183.00	180.42
16	—	672	125.50–130.50	127.35
10	—	335	162.00–173.00	171.97
7	—	719	127.50	127.50
4	—	826	115.00–125.00	122.52
46	—	524	137.00–157.00	152.64
29	—	432	161.00–176.00	174.24
2	—	760	127.50	127.50
48	—	576	128.00–140.00	139.10
44	—	477	152.00–172.00	170.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	183.00	183.00
4	—	574	140.00	140.00
10	—	475	168.00	168.00
6	—	383	152.00–170.00	164.00
6	—	325	166.00	166.00
7	—	524	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	385	133.00	133.00
35	—	523	119.00–125.50	124.64
45	—	480	130.50–132.50	131.74
7	—	329	121.00	121.00
29	—	576	121.00–122.50	121.89
16	—	623	120.00	120.00
31	—	430	134.00–135.00	134.74
6	—	671	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	114.00–118.00	117.51
11	—	378	128.00	128.00
7	—	572	120.00	120.00
13	—	428	124.00	124.00
14	—	482	130.50	130.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	465	146.00–167.00	162.76
4	—	529	138.00	138.00
2	—	603	119.00	119.00
1	—	400	155.00	155.00
1	—	380	175.00	175.00

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.