Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2023-09-01

Preston Farmers Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Sep 1
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876
Feeder Cattle receipts
40 head
9 vs last sale 49 6 vs year ago 34 · +17.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
2 vs last sale 23 11 vs year ago 10 · +110.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
0 vs last sale 2 0 vs year ago 2 · +0.0%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleFri Apr 17, 2026
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $198.27/cwt on 16 head.
Average price
$198.27
16 head · 518 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,027
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$11
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$58.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
19.01
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2451216.8497710thin
Medium and Large 2620182.001,1282thin
Large 2715165.001,1801thin
Medium 1-2610158.339663thin
One grade step is worth $58.51/cwt here — about $11 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 sale16 hd
198.27
WV average5 barns · 418 hd
217.28
−19.01
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
BullsHigh1,677133.902,2455thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,253117.801,47611
CowsLean 85-90%High1,153109.511,2625thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,123$1,1902thin

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
Bulls1,695137.43/cwt134.00–142.002,3293
CowsBoner 80-85%1,278123.60/cwt120.00–129.001,5804
CowsBoner 80-85%1,238114.49/cwt108.00–119.001,4177
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1231,189.59/head1,125.00–1,250.001,1902
HeifersMedium and Large 2530175.00/cwt175.00–175.009281
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2370202.50/cwt202.50–202.507491
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added363230.00/cwt230.00–230.008352
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2515200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0301
BullsLarge 1-2955145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3851
BullsMedium and Large 1-2410232.50/cwt232.50–232.509531
SteersMedium and Large 1880210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8481
SteersMedium and Large 21,045155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,6201
HeifersLarge 2715165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1801
HeifersMedium 1-2915140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2811
HeifersMedium 1-2555165.00/cwt165.00–165.009161
HeifersMedium 1-2360170.00/cwt170.00–170.006121
SteersMedium and Large 1592250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4801
SteersMedium 1-2410177.48/cwt175.00–180.007282
HeifersMedium and Large 2710189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,3421
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2432217.98/cwt210.00–222.509425
SteersMedium and Large 1411225.00/cwt225.00–225.009251
SteersMedium and Large 2935152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,4261
SteersMedium 1-2975180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7551
SteersMedium and Large 21,110137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,5261
SteersMedium and Large 2880154.97/cwt150.00–160.001,3642
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2735216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,5881
BullsMedium and Large 2940160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5041
BullsMedium and Large 1-2480240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1521
BullsMedium and Large 2725180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3051
BullsLarge 1-2670138.00/cwt138.00–138.009251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2580205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1891
BullsMedium and Large 2955160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5281
CowsLean 85-90%1,160116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,3461
CowsLean 85-90%1,151107.89/cwt104.00–111.001,2424
Bulls1,650128.60/cwt128.00–129.002,1222

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.