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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2020-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Oct 23

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

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Feeder Cattle receipts

66 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 8▲ 66 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

66 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 9▲ 66 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

107 head

▲ 107 vs last sale 0▲ 107 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleWed Sep 30, 2026

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $93.06/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$93.06

35 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$511

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$24.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.76

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	581	100.67	585	18thin
Medium 1-2	531	89.67	476	3thin
Medium 2-3	452	87.00	393	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	463	85.75	397	8thin
Small and Medium 1-2	702	76.33	536	3thin

One grade step is worth $24.34/cwt here — about $49 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 sale35 hd

93.06

—

WV average5 barns · 1,175 hd

122.82

−29.76

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,787	67.01	1,197	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,322	47.09	622	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,591	46.52	740	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,040	36.84	383	24

Every lot

88 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. 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	503	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	402	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	113.51/cwt	113.00–114.00	516	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	643	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	547	99.34/cwt	98.00–100.00	543	3
Steers	—	Large 1-2	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	603	1
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	665	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	658	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	675	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	385	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	705	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	635	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	897	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	824	101.87/cwt	97.00–107.00	839	2
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	900	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	833	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	220	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	220	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	293	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	395	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	367	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	107.09/cwt	105.00–108.00	449	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	425	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	383	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	103.49/cwt	101.00–106.00	474	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	468	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	388	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	487	89.60/cwt	88.00–90.00	436	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	505	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	409	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	102.59/cwt	93.00–107.50	541	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	92.01/cwt	90.00–94.00	527	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	585	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	363	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	552	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	660	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	469	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	100.97/cwt	100.00–102.00	680	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	405	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	738	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	730	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	679	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	860	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	826	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	853	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	190	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	209	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	253	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	254	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	337	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	655	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	382	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	671	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2-3	810	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	705	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	825	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	578	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,695	58.53/cwt	50.00–65.50	992	2
Bulls	—	—	1,878	75.48/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,418	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	820	52.27/cwt	50.00–55.00	429	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	31.58/cwt	25.00–37.00	338	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,077	23.36/cwt	21.00–25.00	252	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	39.15/cwt	37.00–48.00	430	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	45.52/cwt	41.00–51.00	591	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,396	52.01/cwt	49.00–57.00	726	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	871	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,598	44.62/cwt	41.00–49.00	713	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	859	589.49/cwt	510.00–630.00	5,064	5
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	745.00/cwt	685.00–800.00	6,705	3
Bred Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,100	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs12 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	905	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,240	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	950	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,838	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,363	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,035	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,469	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,050	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,188	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,505	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	12,066	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,295	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,713	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,375	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,388	975.41/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	13,539	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows20 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	685	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	3,494	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	911	589.42/cwt	500.00–685.00	5,370	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	980	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,430	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,034	679.95/cwt	635.00–760.00	7,031	4
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,110	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,881	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,110	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	4,662	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,190	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	4,879	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	743.06/cwt	685.00–775.00	9,214	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,113	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,280	546.09/cwt	510.00–580.00	6,990	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,529	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	797.71/cwt	710.00–850.00	10,251	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,288	663.03/cwt	585.00–700.00	8,540	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,306	798.67/cwt	750.00–850.00	10,431	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,321	597.26/cwt	510.00–675.00	7,890	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	13,101	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,359	940.35/cwt	800.00–985.00	12,779	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	13,538	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	13,920	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,481	795.19/cwt	710.00–860.00	11,777	4

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 - Terra Alta, WV

Fri Oct 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 66Last week 8Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 9Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 107Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	116.00	116.00
2	—	824	97.00–107.00	101.87
2	—	423	119.00	119.00
1	—	545	118.00	118.00
2	—	455	113.00–114.00	113.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	547	98.00–100.00	99.34
1	—	580	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	100.00	100.00
1	—	570	100.00	100.00
1	—	705	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	92.50	92.50
1	—	665	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	87.00	87.00
3	—	527	93.00–107.50	102.59
2	—	458	101.00–106.00	103.49
2	—	750	100.00	100.00
1	—	710	104.00	104.00
4	—	419	105.00–108.00	107.09
2	—	573	90.00–94.00	92.01
1	—	600	92.00	92.00
2	—	673	100.00–102.00	100.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	60.00	60.00
5	—	487	88.00–90.00	89.60
1	—	375	78.00	78.00
1	—	220	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	93.00	93.00
1	—	395	93.00	93.00
1	—	468	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	81.00	81.00
2	—	425	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	62.00	62.00
1	—	860	96.00	96.00
1	—	660	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	52.00	52.00
1	—	825	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	104.00	104.00
3	—	254	132.50	132.50
1	—	190	110.00	110.00
1	—	230	110.00	110.00
1	—	745	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	87.00	87.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	900	685.00–800.00	745.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	859	510.00–630.00	589.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,180	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	1,300	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	950	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	—	1,388	950.00–1,000.00	975.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	625.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	1,225	985.00	985.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	950	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,295	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	905	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	1,035	625.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	1,050	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,288	585.00–700.00	663.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,270	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,285	710.00–850.00	797.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,240	685.00–775.00	743.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,359	800.00–985.00	940.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,321	510.00–675.00	597.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,481	710.00–860.00	795.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,450	960.00	960.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,425	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,306	750.00–850.00	798.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,330	985.00	985.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,285	975.00	975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,280	510.00–580.00	546.09

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,034	635.00–760.00	679.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	911	500.00–685.00	589.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	685	510.00	510.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	420.00	420.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	410.00	410.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	710.00	710.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	350.00	350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,077	21.00–25.00	23.36
8	—	1,070	25.00–37.00	31.58
4	—	820	50.00–55.00	52.27
9	—	1,098	37.00–48.00	39.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	56.00	56.00
5	—	1,598	41.00–49.00	44.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,298	41.00–51.00	45.52
7	—	1,396	49.00–57.00	52.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,695	50.00–65.50	58.53
2	—	1,878	75.00–76.00	75.48

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.