Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2021-06-01

Preston Farmers Market

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Tue, Jun 1
● Final6 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876
Slaughter Cattle receipts
10 head
4 vs last sale 14 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
6 vs last sale 9 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Report for 5/29/2021

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
BullsAverage1,55383.881,3033thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18271.248423thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11048.565394thin

Every lot, as filed

6 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsLean 85-90%94035.00/cwt35.00–35.003291
CowsLean 85-90%1,16753.08/cwt51.00–56.506193
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18271.24/cwt70.00–72.508423
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0012,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0631,071.76/cwt950.00–1,200.0011,3932
Bulls1,55383.88/cwt71.00–91.001,3033

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.