Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2022-10-05

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-05

Feeder Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Wed, Oct 5

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1874

← Oct 6Oct 5Oct 4 →

Receipts

675 head

▼ 82 vs last sale 757▼ 82 vs year ago 757 · −10.8%

Also sold hereFeeder CattleFri Oct 30, 2026

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.19/cwt on 294 head.

Average price

$172.19

294 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$956

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$66

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$13.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.64

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	493	182.84	901	60
Medium and Large 1	571	169.46	968	234

One grade step is worth $13.38/cwt here — about −$66 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 sale294 hd

172.19

—

WV average6 barns · 793 hd

171.55

+0.64

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

33 lots · USDA AMS · Preston Farmers Market Special Graded Sale - Terra Alta, WV

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	384	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	772	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	203.59/cwt	200.00–204.00	873	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	847	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	201.94/cwt	200.00–202.00	965	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	929	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	179.76/cwt	176.00–189.00	949	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	171.24/cwt	148.00–176.00	904	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	164.10/cwt	163.50–166.00	945	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	966	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	153.54/cwt	144.00–155.00	960	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	145.22/cwt	127.00–148.00	983	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	141.63/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,025	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	429	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	439	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	159.79/cwt	154.00–170.00	606	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	698	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	685	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	776	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	730	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	141.26/cwt	134.00–144.00	746	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	141.43/cwt	138.00–142.00	815	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	798	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	138.32/cwt	135.00–139.00	866	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	804	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	310	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	620	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	385	166.50/cwt	158.00–175.00	641	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	163.42/cwt	160.00–167.00	703	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	467	167.30/cwt	158.00–180.00	781	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	922	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	560	155.45/cwt	145.00–163.00	871	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	605	149.40/cwt	147.00–152.00	904	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	132.60/cwt	132.00–140.00	895	13

This sale against other markets

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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Preston Farmers Market Special Graded Sale - Terra Alta, WV

Wed Oct 5, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Charleston, WV (LS-CW)

Receipts 675Last week 757Year ago 757

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	200.00	200.00
2	—	385	158.00–175.00	166.50
2	—	430	160.00–167.00	163.42
2	—	530	174.00	174.00
4	—	560	145.00–163.00	155.45
7	—	467	158.00–180.00	167.30
13	—	675	132.00–140.00	132.60
14	—	605	147.00–152.00	149.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	429	200.00–204.00	203.59
28	—	677	127.00–148.00	145.22
63	—	576	163.50–166.00	164.10
52	—	528	176.00–189.00	179.76
6	—	724	139.00–143.00	141.63
31	—	478	200.00–202.00	201.94
44	—	625	144.00–155.00	153.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	582	166.00	166.00
14	—	432	196.00	196.00
18	—	528	148.00–176.00	171.24
6	—	384	201.00	201.00
11	—	484	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	479	143.00	143.00
16	—	525	139.00	139.00
23	—	430	160.00	160.00
3	—	628	128.00	128.00
4	—	325	132.00	132.00
7	—	578	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	626	135.00–139.00	138.32
21	—	576	138.00–142.00	141.43
23	—	428	163.00	163.00
2	—	335	131.00	131.00
25	—	379	154.00–170.00	159.79
35	—	482	161.00	161.00
44	—	528	134.00–144.00	141.26

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.