Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2021-09-17

Preston Farmers Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Sep 17
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876
Feeder Cattle receipts
37 head
34 vs last sale 71 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
14 vs last sale 8 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
1 vs last sale 0 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 $148.11/cwt on 14 head.
Average price
$148.11
14 head · 443 lb average
Value per head Derived
$656
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+11.47
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2443148.1165614thin
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 sale14 hd
148.11
WV average8 barns · 1,140 hd
136.64
+11.47
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,36168.369318thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,16862.5273011

Every lot, as filed

20 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-2590130.00/cwt130.00–130.007671
BullsSmall and Medium 2-3690106.00/cwt106.00–106.007311
BullsMedium and Large 1-2488160.00/cwt160.00–160.007813
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2345135.00/cwt135.00–135.004661
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2415152.00/cwt152.00–152.006318
SteersMedium and Large 1-2570153.00/cwt153.00–153.008723
SteersMedium and Large 2-3430132.00/cwt132.00–132.005681
SteersMedium and Large 1-2765127.50/cwt127.50–127.509751
SteersMedium and Large 1-2411173.00/cwt173.00–173.007114
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2537137.00/cwt137.00–137.007362
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2487149.50/cwt142.00–153.007283
SteersSmall and Medium 1-270590.00/cwt90.00–90.006351
SteersMedium and Large 1-2330159.00/cwt159.00–159.005251
SteersMedium and Large 1-2495152.00/cwt152.00–152.007521
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,235950.00/cwt950.00–950.0011,7331
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32065.67/cwt63.00–67.508675
CowsLean 85-90%1,15463.41/cwt56.50–67.507329
CowsLean 85-90%1,19071.00/cwt71.00–71.008451
CowsLean 85-90%1,27546.00/cwt46.00–46.005871
CowsBoner 80-85%1,43072.84/cwt70.00–74.501,0423

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.