Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2022-04-15

Preston Farmers Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Apr 15
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876
Feeder Cattle receipts
577 head
548 vs last sale 29 577 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
4 head
1 vs last sale 5 22 vs year ago 26 · 84.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
13 vs last sale 16 1 vs year ago 4 · 25.0%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleFri Apr 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Demand firm for a large run of farmer grouped feeder cattle. Better than 100 head more compared to last Spring's Feeder Special. No market test between this and previous week's sale. Small run of: Kids, $40-$45/hd, Baby Calves: $55-$180/hd, Heiferettes, $80-$107/cwt.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.22/cwt on 262 head.
Average price
$138.22
262 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$778
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$73
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$23.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.27
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2528142.09750127
Medium and Large 1598136.52817120
Medium and Large 3569119.0667815thin
One grade step is worth $23.03/cwt here — about $73 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 sale262 hd
138.22
WV average6 barns · 1,180 hd
140.49
−2.27
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
CowsLean 85-90%Low80354.244354thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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 3370162.36/cwt152.00–173.006012
SteersMedium and Large 3677147.23/cwt133.00–160.009975
HeifersMedium and Large 1468152.58/cwt150.00–156.0071416
SteersMedium and Large 3625144.00/cwt132.00–156.009002
SteersMedium and Large 3428151.54/cwt145.00–158.006492
SteersMedium and Large 2783145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1352
SteersMedium and Large 3562158.01/cwt155.00–161.008883
SteersMedium and Large 2427158.35/cwt155.00–161.006763
HeifersMedium and Large 1782119.47/cwt116.00–123.0093410
SteersMedium and Large 2464177.45/cwt161.00–190.0082316
SteersMedium and Large 2633182.43/cwt160.00–192.001,15531
SteersMedium and Large 1628178.86/cwt164.00–191.001,12317
SteersMedium and Large 2575189.32/cwt174.00–202.001,08918
SteersMedium and Large 2732155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1353
SteersMedium and Large 3720121.75/cwt116.00–127.508772
SteersMedium and Large 2520167.41/cwt157.00–182.508714
SteersMedium and Large 3820125.67/cwt122.50–129.001,0302
SteersMedium and Large 1475188.97/cwt177.00–196.0089815
SteersMedium and Large 1816143.78/cwt143.00–147.001,1735
SteersMedium and Large 1572193.45/cwt180.00–196.001,10714
SteersMedium and Large 2368166.17/cwt163.00–170.006127
SteersMedium and Large 1374178.62/cwt167.00–182.506685
SteersMedium and Large 2686165.50/cwt161.00–168.001,13512
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed584172.77/cwt172.00–174.001,0098
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added615194.11/cwt193.00–199.001,19434
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added492202.00/cwt202.00–202.0099411
SteersMedium and Large 3471150.40/cwt112.50–161.007086
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added556206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,1457
SteersMedium and Large 1283163.05/cwt161.00–165.004612
SteersMedium and Large 1334169.20/cwt162.00–172.505653
SteersMedium and Large 1699170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1885
BullsMedium and Large 1-2568150.98/cwt132.50–161.008583
BullsMedium and Large 1542166.57/cwt161.00–172.009034
BullsMedium and Large 1562169.76/cwt163.00–183.009543
BullsMedium and Large 1855145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2402
BullsMedium and Large 1-2715137.00/cwt137.00–137.009802
BullsMedium and Large 1-2627140.60/cwt135.00–146.008824
SteersMedium and Large 3519161.15/cwt151.00–165.008366
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added685135.00/cwt135.00–135.009255
HeifersMedium and Large 1567132.03/cwt113.00–142.0074915
HeifersMedium and Large 1652131.00/cwt131.00–131.008543
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added757130.00/cwt130.00–130.009843
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added619138.80/cwt137.00–140.0085915
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy600199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,1943
HeifersMedium and Large 2324150.65/cwt132.00–165.004885
HeifersMedium and Large 1622134.86/cwt126.00–140.0083924
HeifersMedium and Large 3570124.48/cwt118.00–130.007106
HeifersMedium and Large 1428152.15/cwt145.00–155.006519
HeifersMedium and Large 1731126.20/cwt122.00–131.0092310
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added639133.00/cwt133.00–133.008507
HeifersMedium and Large 2417150.17/cwt143.00–155.006265
HeifersMedium and Large 2628131.00/cwt131.00–131.008236
BullsMedium and Large 1-2389155.68/cwt151.00–165.006063
HeifersMedium and Large 1517139.58/cwt130.00–154.0072213
HeifersMedium and Large 1835109.00/cwt109.00–109.009102
HeifersMedium and Large 2381157.75/cwt135.00–169.0060117
HeifersMedium and Large 2587141.28/cwt132.00–145.0082911
HeifersMedium and Large 2469148.66/cwt114.00–156.0069717
HeifersMedium and Large 3432117.93/cwt114.00–124.005093
HeifersMedium and Large 3626111.75/cwt111.00–112.007004
HeifersMedium and Large 2520140.77/cwt125.00–148.0073239
HeifersMedium and Large 2670133.60/cwt128.00–137.008956
HeifersMedium and Large 2721121.65/cwt113.00–125.008779
HeifersMedium and Large 3660119.12/cwt111.00–127.007862
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5451,525.00/cwt1,525.00–1,525.0023,5611
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3501,523.15/cwt1,500.00–1,550.0020,5632
CowsLean 85-90%69046.00/cwt42.00–50.003172
CowsLean 85-90%91562.48/cwt55.00–71.005722

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.