Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2021-12-03

Preston Farmers Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Dec 3
● Final9 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876
Feeder Cattle receipts
4 head
12 vs last sale 16 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
11 head
8 vs last sale 3 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $123.00/cwt on 2 head.
Average price
$123.00
2 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$692
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+1.68
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2563123.006922thin
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 sale2 hd
123.00
WV average3 barns · 74 hd
121.32
+1.68
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
BullsAverage1,48073.001,0802thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,36172.749906thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04351.505372thin
SteersSelectAverage1,07575.008061thin

Every lot, as filed

9 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
SteersSelectLight Weight1,07575.00/cwt75.00–75.008061
BullsMedium and Large 1-2485142.00/cwt142.00–142.006891
BullsMedium and Large 1-2640104.00/cwt104.00–104.006661
Bulls1,81580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,4521
Bulls1,14566.00/cwt66.00–66.007561
CowsLean 85-90%1,22547.00/cwt47.00–47.005761
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,20890.24/cwt84.00–95.001,0903
CowsLean 85-90%86056.00/cwt56.00–56.004821
CowsBoner 80-85%1,51355.23/cwt53.00–58.008363

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.