Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2021-07-09

Preston Farmers Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Jul 9
● Final8 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876
Feeder Cattle receipts
7 head
1 vs last sale 8 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
16 vs last sale 2 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
1 vs last sale 2 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.00/cwt on 1 head.
Average price
$121.00
1 head · 195 lb average
Value per head Derived
$236
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
18.50
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2195121.002361thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1 hd
121.00
WV average2 barns · 2 hd
139.50
−18.50
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
BullsAverage1,57498.441,5494thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,45771.031,03510
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,76067.501,1881thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12262.707033thin

Every lot, as filed

8 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
Bulls1,57498.44/cwt93.00–102.001,5494
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 3-430893.00/cwt93.00–93.002863
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,130950.00/cwt950.00–950.0010,7351
Dairy HeifersSmall and Medium 430899.00/cwt99.00–99.003053
HeifersMedium and Large 2195121.00/cwt121.00–121.002361
CowsLean 85-90%1,12262.70/cwt54.50–69.507033
CowsBoner 80-85%1,45771.03/cwt66.00–75.001,03510
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,76067.50/cwt67.50–67.501,1881

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.