Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2021-09-03

Preston Farmers Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Sep 3
● Final8 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876
Feeder Cattle receipts
16 head
2 vs last sale 18 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
12 vs last sale 13 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $152.55/cwt on 13 head.
Average price
$152.55
13 head · 514 lb average
Value per head Derived
$785
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+4.87
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2514152.5578513thin
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 sale13 hd
152.55
WV average5 barns · 361 hd
147.68
+4.87
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
BullsAverage1,74882.221,4372thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,44858.8485212
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,25749.606236thin

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
HeifersLarge 1-2570131.00/cwt131.00–131.007471
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2370140.00/cwt140.00–140.005181
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500151.00/cwt151.00–151.007551
SteersMedium and Large 1-2483154.38/cwt150.00–155.507465
SteersMedium and Large 1-2534151.40/cwt146.00–153.008088
Bulls1,74882.22/cwt81.00–84.001,4372
CowsBoner 80-85%1,44858.84/cwt54.00–67.0085212
CowsLean 85-90%1,25749.60/cwt35.50–60.006236

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.