Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2021-07-02

Preston Farmers Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Jul 2
● Final7 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876
Feeder Cattle receipts
8 head
8 vs last sale 0 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
2 head
9 vs last sale 11 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
2 vs last sale 0 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleFri Apr 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Report Supplied by market

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $121.67/cwt on 3 head.
Average price
$121.67
3 head · 450 lb average
Value per head Derived
$548
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$283
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$20.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
17.15
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550135.007431thin
Medium and Large 2-3400115.004602thin
One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about $283 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 sale3 hd
121.67
WV average2 barns · 129 hd
138.82
−17.15
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
BullsHigh2,120104.252,2101thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average95053.005041thin

Every lot, as filed

7 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
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350115.00/cwt115.00–115.004031
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550135.00/cwt135.00–135.007431
Bulls2,120104.25/cwt104.25–104.252,2101
CowsBoner 80-85%95053.00/cwt53.00–53.005041
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4251,425.00/cwt1,425.00–1,425.0020,3061
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,200975.00/cwt975.00–975.0011,7001
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450115.00/cwt115.00–115.005181

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.