Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2024-10-02

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2024-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-02

Feeder Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Wed, Oct 2

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1874

← Oct 13Oct 2Oct 1 →

Receipts

651 head

▲ 572 vs last sale 79▲ 45 vs year ago 606 · +7.4%

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 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $253.85/cwt on 99 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −171.65 against this barn's trailing median of $425.50.

Average price

$253.85

99 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,405

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$322

per head · Medium 1 over Large 2

$52.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.50

vs WV average

−32.97 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	555	257.57	1,429	52
Large 1	555	254.44	1,413	35
Medium and Large 2	543	238.88	1,297	11thin
Large 2	540	205.00	1,107	1thin

One grade step is worth $52.57/cwt here — about $322 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale99 hd

253.85

—

WV average4 barns · 161 hd

248.36

+5.50

National average167 barns · 15,497 hd

286.82

−32.97

This barn, trailing median2 sales

425.50

−171.65

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

Every lot

61 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	305	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	946	3
Steers	300–350	Large 2	323	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	614	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	291.74/cwt	190.50–301.00	957	12
Steers	300–350	Medium 1	340	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	952	1
Steers	350–400	Large 2	350	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	578	1
Steers	350–400	Medium 1	375	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,129	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	281.24/cwt	200.00–300.00	1,063	15
Steers	350–400	Large 1	383	288.17/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,104	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	403	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,253	8
Steers	400–450	Large 1	421	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,263	4
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	429	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,304	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,258	8
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	472	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,397	31
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	235.15/cwt	180.00–265.00	1,129	8
Steers	450–500	Large 1	488	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,444	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	492	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,476	10
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	528	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,404	24
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	245.58/cwt	212.50–250.00	1,304	8
Steers	500–550	Large 1	533	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,386	18
Steers	500–550	Large 2	540	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,107	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,271	3
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	578	250.34/cwt	247.00–266.00	1,447	28
Steers	550–600	Large 1	579	248.55/cwt	241.00–249.00	1,439	17
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	623	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,489	20
Steers	600–650	Large 1	628	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,501	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,403	1
Steers	650–700	Large 1	670	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,568	5
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	671	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,570	5
Steers	700–750	Medium 1	700	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,470	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	550	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	207.77/cwt	200.00–215.00	582	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	325	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	761	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	772	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	237.63/cwt	200.00–247.00	898	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	380	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	942	17
Heifers	350–400	Large 1	383	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	862	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	969	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	430	239.30/cwt	200.00–242.00	1,029	35
Heifers	400–450	Large 1	435	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	996	2
Heifers	450–500	Large 1	476	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,138	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,138	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	482	241.78/cwt	222.00–243.00	1,165	35
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	211.80/cwt	181.00–224.00	1,099	14
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	522	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,133	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	525	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,223	34
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	573	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,295	17
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	573	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,152	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,156	2
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	623	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,246	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	660	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,247	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium 1	717	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,427	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	504	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	282	232.25/cwt	150.00–282.50	655	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	748	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	876	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	972	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	225.22/cwt	222.00–231.00	1,137	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,112	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,260	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,207	1

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 2, 2024

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

Receipts 651Last week 79Year ago 606

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	325	234.00	234.00
17	350–400	380	248.00	248.00
35	400–450	430	200.00–242.00	239.30
35	450–500	482	222.00–243.00	241.78
34	500–550	525	233.00	233.00
17	550–600	573	226.00	226.00
8	600–650	623	200.00	200.00
2	650–700	660	189.00	189.00
3	700–750	717	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	225.00	225.00
2	400–450	435	229.00	229.00
8	450–500	476	239.00	239.00
3	500–550	522	217.00	217.00
2	550–600	573	201.00	201.00
2	600–650	615	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	200.00–215.00	207.77
6	300–350	330	234.00	234.00
15	350–400	378	200.00–247.00	237.63
2	400–450	423	229.00	229.00
12	450–500	480	237.00	237.00
14	500–550	519	181.00–224.00	211.80
2	550–600	578	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	230.00	230.00
1	350–400	365	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	405	240.00	240.00
3	500–550	505	222.00–231.00	225.22
1	700–750	710	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	282	150.00–282.50	232.25
1	550–600	570	195.00	195.00
1	600–650	630	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	383	280.00–290.00	288.17
4	400–450	421	300.00	300.00
4	450–500	488	296.00	296.00
18	500–550	533	260.00	260.00
17	550–600	579	241.00–249.00	248.55
15	600–650	628	239.00	239.00
5	650–700	670	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	280.00	280.00
13	350–400	375	301.00	301.00
14	400–450	429	304.00	304.00
31	450–500	472	296.00	296.00
24	500–550	528	266.00	266.00
28	550–600	578	247.00–266.00	250.34
20	600–650	623	239.00	239.00
5	650–700	671	234.00	234.00
1	700–750	700	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	190.00	190.00
1	350–400	350	165.00	165.00
1	500–550	540	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	328	190.50–301.00	291.74
15	350–400	378	200.00–300.00	281.24
8	400–450	430	292.50	292.50
8	450–500	480	180.00–265.00	235.15
8	500–550	531	212.50–250.00	245.58
3	550–600	575	221.00	221.00
1	600–650	635	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	305	310.00	310.00
8	400–450	403	311.00	311.00
10	450–500	492	300.00	300.00

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.