Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2023-09-08

Preston Farmers Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Sep 8
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876
Feeder Cattle receipts
138 head
98 vs last sale 40 126 vs year ago 12 · +1,050.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
45 vs last sale 21 48 vs year ago 18 · +266.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
1 vs last sale 2 0 vs year ago 1 · +0.0%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleFri Apr 17, 2026
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Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $222.18/cwt on 62 head.
Average price
$222.18
62 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,171
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$286
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$74.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
11.96
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1534242.431,29615thin
Medium and Large 1-2512227.541,16615thin
Medium 1471226.651,06818thin
Medium 2380200.607625thin
Medium and Large 2562194.601,0945thin
Large 1944167.511,5814thin
One grade step is worth $74.92/cwt here — about −$286 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 sale62 hd
222.18
WV average4 barns · 215 hd
234.14
−11.96
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
BullsHigh1,787130.722,3365thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,409111.461,57027
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,07895.691,03132

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$1,1501thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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
SteersLarge 1905165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4931
SteersMedium and Large 1-2525219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,1502
SteersMedium and Large 1667225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5012
SteersMedium and Large 1295260.00/cwt260.00–260.007671
SteersMedium 1665219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,4561
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added525231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,21311
HeifersLarge 1475210.00/cwt210.00–210.009981
HeifersSmall and Medium 1535115.00/cwt115.00–115.006151
SteersMedium and Large 1-2430217.02/cwt215.00–219.009332
HeifersSmall and Medium 1560170.00/cwt170.00–170.009521
HeifersMedium and Large 1450215.00/cwt215.00–215.009681
HeifersMedium and Large 1529214.20/cwt209.00–220.001,13321
SteersMedium and Large 2255190.00/cwt190.00–190.004851
SteersMedium 2625205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2811
SteersMedium 1285225.00/cwt225.00–225.006411
SteersMedium 2288201.00/cwt201.00–201.005793
HeifersMedium 1485220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0671
HeifersMedium 1427218.46/cwt216.00–220.009335
SteersMedium and Large 1559241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,3479
SteersMedium 1570228.26/cwt222.50–237.501,3013
SteersMedium 1348244.00/cwt244.00–244.008492
SteersMedium 1505240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2121
SteersMedium and Large 2650198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,2871
SteersMedium and Large 2635195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2383
SteersMedium 1420227.61/cwt223.00–245.009565
SteersLarge 1803187.52/cwt180.00–195.001,5062
SteersLarge 11,265130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,6451
SteersMedium and Large 1452252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,1413
SteersMedium 1373232.45/cwt230.00–240.008674
SteersMedium 11,025155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,5891
BullsMedium and Large 1415260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0792
BullsLarge 1655220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4411
BullsMedium and Large 2578217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,2542
BullsMedium and Large 1360252.50/cwt252.50–252.509091
BullsLarge 1730216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,5771
BullsMedium 2500200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0001
CowsBoner 80-85%1,438116.82/cwt115.00–120.001,6807
CowsBoner 80-85%1,423111.17/cwt108.00–115.001,58213
CowsLean 85-90%79775.77/cwt73.00–79.006043
CowsLean 85-90%99888.16/cwt81.00–96.0088013
CowsLean 85-90%1,210112.69/cwt110.00–115.001,3643
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,410125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,7631
Bulls1,675141.00/cwt141.00–141.002,3621
Bulls1,815128.15/cwt124.00–132.002,3264
CowsBoner 80-85%1,345103.56/cwt101.00–106.001,3936
CowsLean 85-90%1,192103.89/cwt97.00–109.001,23813
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
HeifersMedium 2310215.00/cwt215.00–215.006671
HeifersMedium 2525200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0503
HeifersMedium 11,105143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,5801
HeifersMedium and Large 1955142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,3611
BullsMedium and Large 2437219.00/cwt219.00–219.009573
BullsMedium and Large 2517224.66/cwt219.00–227.501,1614
HeifersMedium and Large 1875142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,2471
HeifersMedium and Large 1700185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2951
HeifersSmall and Medium 1480170.00/cwt170.00–170.008161
HeifersMedium 1385221.60/cwt220.00–225.008533
HeifersMedium 2425190.00/cwt190.00–190.008081
HeifersMedium 1536208.29/cwt206.00–215.001,1164
HeifersLarge 1433215.00/cwt215.00–215.009312
HeifersMedium 1820181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,4841
SteersMedium 2410195.00/cwt195.00–195.008001
HeifersMedium 2475202.50/cwt202.50–202.509621
HeifersMedium 1342229.00/cwt229.00–229.007833
HeifersMedium 1880190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6721

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.