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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2025-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-01

Feeder Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Wed, Oct 1

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1874

← Oct 2Oct 1Apr 17 →

Receipts

649 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 651▼ 2 vs year ago 651 · −0.3%

Also sold hereFeeder CattleFri Oct 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Only Graded cattle reported

Next Feeder Sale 10/17/25

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 $367.87/cwt on 100 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −57.63 against this barn's trailing median of $425.50.

Average price

$367.87

100 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,050

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

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

$48.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.44

vs WV average

−54.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	557	374.91	2,087	64
Large 1	560	372.61	2,086	18thin
Medium and Large 2	556	343.82	1,911	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	559	326.67	1,827	6thin

One grade step is worth $48.25/cwt here — about $260 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale100 hd

367.87

—

WV average4 barns · 207 hd

374.31

−6.44

National average177 barns · 15,324 hd

422.65

−54.78

This barn, trailing median2 sales

425.50

−57.63

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

Every lot

66 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,546	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	342	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,710	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,758	6
Steers	350–400	Large 1	378	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,814	3
Steers	350–400	Medium 1	384	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,843	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	401	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,724	6
Steers	400–450	Large 1	429	478.00/cwt	478.00–478.00	2,051	4
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	432	474.60/cwt	450.00–478.00	2,050	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	487.00/cwt	487.00–487.00	2,123	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	474.00/cwt	474.00–474.00	2,209	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,096	7
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	478	458.51/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,192	27
Steers	450–500	Large 1	488	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	2,255	5
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	524	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,154	26
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,046	3
Steers	500–550	Large 1	536	399.62/cwt	310.00–430.00	2,142	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,843	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	329.26/cwt	290.00–340.00	1,860	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,818	4
Steers	550–600	Large 1	579	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,032	10
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	579	350.22/cwt	320.00–351.00	2,028	38
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,947	3
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	620	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,176	27
Steers	600–650	Large 1	624	345.80/cwt	320.00–349.00	2,158	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,774	2
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	671	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,315	8
Steers	650–700	Large 1	672	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,285	5
Steers	700–750	Medium 1	725	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,994	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	766	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,306	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,093	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,332	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	341	387.36/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,321	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,343	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	378	401.70/cwt	335.00–411.00	1,518	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	377.55/cwt	320.00–390.00	1,438	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	402	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,721	8
Heifers	400–450	Large 1	415	405.30/cwt	400.00–411.00	1,682	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	425	404.90/cwt	300.00–415.00	1,721	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	375.02/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,598	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	457	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,919	17
Heifers	450–500	Large 1	480	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,872	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	481	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,948	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,756	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,793	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,716	7
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	524	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,769	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	528	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,808	32
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	571	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,913	27
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	317.07/cwt	311.00–320.00	1,817	3
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	574	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,923	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	616	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,002	13
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	2
Heifers	650–700	Large 1	660	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,112	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,088	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium 1	730	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,117	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,400	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium 1	326	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,532	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,748	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	420	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,848	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	466.00/cwt	466.00–466.00	2,181	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	477	450.29/cwt	435.00–466.00	2,148	6
Bulls	500–550	Large 1	533	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,919	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,937	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	550	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,815	5
Bulls	600–650	Large 1	607	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,979	3

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 1, 2025

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

Receipts 649Last week 651Year ago 651

Only Graded cattle reported

Next Feeder Sale 10/17/25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	342	500.00	500.00
6	400–450	401	430.00	430.00
11	450–500	466	474.00	474.00
2	500–550	542	340.00	340.00
4	550–600	568	320.00	320.00
3	600–650	618	315.00	315.00
6	750–800	766	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	329	470.00	470.00
6	350–400	370	475.00	475.00
13	400–450	436	487.00	487.00
7	450–500	471	445.00	445.00
3	500–550	528	387.50	387.50
9	550–600	565	290.00–340.00	329.26
2	600–650	645	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	775	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	480.00	480.00
4	400–450	429	478.00	478.00
5	450–500	488	462.00	462.00
8	500–550	536	310.00–430.00	399.62
10	550–600	579	351.00	351.00
9	600–650	624	320.00–349.00	345.80
5	650–700	672	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	384	480.00	480.00
8	400–450	432	450.00–478.00	474.60
27	450–500	478	440.00–460.00	458.51
26	500–550	524	411.00	411.00
38	550–600	579	320.00–351.00	350.22
27	600–650	620	351.00	351.00
8	650–700	671	345.00	345.00
3	700–750	725	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	333	400.00	400.00
11	350–400	381	320.00–390.00	377.55
18	400–450	426	365.00–380.00	375.02
14	450–500	481	365.00	365.00
7	500–550	520	330.00	330.00
3	550–600	573	311.00–320.00	317.07
1	700–750	720	290.00	290.00
2	750–800	750	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	368	365.00	365.00
8	400–450	402	428.00	428.00
17	450–500	457	420.00	420.00
2	500–550	505	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	400.00–411.00	405.30
5	450–500	480	390.00	390.00
5	500–550	524	337.50	337.50
4	550–600	574	335.00	335.00
2	600–650	630	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	660	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	341	350.00–400.00	387.36
8	350–400	378	335.00–411.00	401.70
11	400–450	425	300.00–415.00	404.90
20	450–500	481	405.00	405.00
32	500–550	528	342.50	342.50
27	550–600	571	335.00	335.00
13	600–650	616	325.00	325.00
2	650–700	675	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	730	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	538	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	460.00	460.00
2	450–500	468	466.00	466.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	360.00	360.00
3	600–650	607	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	470.00	470.00
2	400–450	420	440.00	440.00
6	450–500	477	435.00–466.00	450.29
5	550–600	550	330.00	330.00

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.