Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2024-01-26

Preston Farmers Market

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Jan 26
● Final6 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876
Feeder Cattle receipts
3 head
13 vs last sale 16 1 vs year ago 2 · +50.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
10 head
8 vs last sale 18 9 vs year ago 1 · +900.0%
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 $130.00/cwt on 2 head.
Average price
$130.00
2 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$728
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$451
per head · Medium 2 over Medium 3
$10.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
43.78
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 2365135.004931thin
Medium 3755125.009441thin
One grade step is worth $10.00/cwt here — about −$451 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 sale2 hd
130.00
WV average3 barns · 13 hd
173.78
−43.78
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,44293.591,3503thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,29392.251,1937thin

Every lot, as filed

6 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
CowsLean 85-90%1,349100.20/cwt96.00–105.001,3523
CowsLean 85-90%1,25186.28/cwt76.00–96.001,0794
CowsBoner 80-85%1,44293.59/cwt91.00–97.001,3503
SteersMedium 2320152.50/cwt152.50–152.504881
HeifersMedium 3755125.00/cwt125.00–125.009441
HeifersMedium 2365135.00/cwt135.00–135.004931

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.