Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2022-05-06

Preston Farmers Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, May 6
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876
Feeder Cattle receipts
17 head
5 vs last sale 22 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
16 vs last sale 15 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
56 vs last sale 0 56 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleFri Apr 17, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Replacement Cattle/Bred Cow Sale. Small run of feeders, no market test. Ample supply and demand steady for replacement cattle. Baby calves, $80-$115 per head.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $148.17/cwt on 6 head.
Average price
$148.17
6 head · 678 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,004
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
10.39
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2678148.171,0046thin
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 sale6 hd
148.17
WV average3 barns · 31 hd
158.56
−10.39
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
BullsHigh1,893113.462,1485thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,34775.181,01312
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,61874.711,2095thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10765.897309thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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 1-2575158.00/cwt158.00–158.009091
BullsMedium and Large 1-286596.75/cwt75.00–118.008372
BullsMedium and Large 1-278594.00/cwt94.00–94.007381
BullsMedium and Large 1-2730107.00/cwt107.00–107.007811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2495139.00/cwt139.00–139.006881
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2645121.00/cwt121.00–121.007801
SteersMedium and Large 1-2530162.00/cwt162.00–162.008591
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2435133.95/cwt130.00–138.005832
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0781
SteersMedium and Large 1-2635174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,1051
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,055105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1081
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0731
SteersMedium and Large 1-2395151.00/cwt151.00–151.005961
BullsMedium and Large 1-28251,635.00/cwt1,350.00–1,900.0013,4892
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3631,336.24/cwt1,300.00–1,400.0018,2134
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3151,434.14/cwt1,225.00–1,640.0018,85911
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4351,062.11/cwt1,025.00–1,100.0015,2412
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3861,380.77/cwt1,025.00–1,650.0019,13718
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2331,066.28/cwt535.00–1,250.0013,1473
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0331,014.92/cwt825.00–1,125.0010,4843
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,245932.89/cwt810.00–1,050.0011,6142
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4331,056.89/cwt900.00–1,275.0015,1455
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3881,129.14/cwt1,000.00–1,235.0015,6722
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,217985.96/cwt900.00–1,100.0011,9993
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4551,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0014,9141
Bulls1,890123.19/cwt120.50–126.002,3282
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,61371.39/cwt69.00–73.501,1522
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,62276.92/cwt76.00–79.001,2483
CowsLean 85-90%1,12566.89/cwt65.00–71.007533
CowsLean 85-90%1,19575.33/cwt74.00–78.009003
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34579.07/cwt75.00–82.001,0637
Bulls1,895106.97/cwt104.00–110.002,0273
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30066.50/cwt66.00–67.008652
CowsLean 85-90%1,00255.44/cwt46.00–62.005563
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38371.87/cwt70.00–74.009943

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.