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

Preston Farmers Market

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 2, 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

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2728131.5095731
Medium and Large 1516127.9666029
Medium and Large 2393118.644667thin
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, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1—377124.78/cwt120.00–133.004703
BullsMedium and Large 1—467119.46/cwt107.00–137.505583
BullsMedium and Large 1—333119.74/cwt110.00–123.003994
BullsMedium and Large 1—428118.52/cwt112.50–130.005075
BullsMedium and Large 1—625108.31/cwt103.00–112.006775
BullsMedium and Large 2—293115.00/cwt115.00–115.003375
HeifersMedium and Large 2—380118.95/cwt115.00–120.0045210
HeifersMedium and Large 1—342114.00/cwt114.00–114.003903
HeifersMedium and Large 2Source/Aged—528101.00/cwt101.00–101.005336
HeifersMedium and Large 1—522104.49/cwt100.00–115.0054510
HeifersMedium and Large 1—380117.00/cwt117.00–117.004454
HeifersMedium and Large 1—431112.96/cwt107.00–115.004874
HeifersMedium and Large 2—427112.00/cwt112.00–112.004783
HeifersMedium and Large 2—322116.00/cwt116.00–116.003744
HeifersMedium and Large 2—469116.00/cwt116.00–116.005444
SteersMedium and Large 2—405112.50/cwt112.50–112.504561
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—647134.50/cwt134.50–134.5087011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—716131.50/cwt131.50–131.509426
HeifersMedium and Large 2—69088.00/cwt88.00–88.006072
HeifersMedium and Large 1—563100.00/cwt100.00–100.005634
HeifersMedium and Large 1—473112.35/cwt109.00–113.005316
SteersMedium and Large 1—577131.00/cwt131.00–131.007563
SteersMedium and Large 1—514128.73/cwt115.00–131.006627
SteersMedium and Large 1—625123.00/cwt123.00–123.007691
SteersMedium and Large 2—373119.00/cwt119.00–119.004442
SteersMedium and Large 2—328125.00/cwt125.00–125.004103
SteersMedium and Large 1—475126.52/cwt116.00–128.0060110
SteersMedium and Large 1—922124.47/cwt123.00–126.001,1482
SteersMedium and Large 1—383126.91/cwt121.00–132.004863
SteersMedium and Large 1—418133.00/cwt133.00–133.005563
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—848126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0686
SteersMedium and Large 2Source/Aged—615105.00/cwt105.00–105.006461
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—758131.50/cwt131.50–131.509978

How this sale compares

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.