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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Apr 15

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Dec 10Apr 15Apr 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

577 head

▲ 548 vs last sale 29▲ 577 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 5▼ 22 vs year ago 26 · −84.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 16▼ 1 vs year ago 4 · −25.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleWed Sep 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Demand firm for a large run of farmer grouped feeder cattle. Better than 100 head more compared to last Spring's Feeder Special. No market test between this and previous week's sale. Small run of: Kids, $40-$45/hd, Baby Calves: $55-$180/hd, Heiferettes, $80-$107/cwt.

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 $138.22/cwt on 262 head.

Average price

$138.22

262 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$778

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$23.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.27

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	528	142.09	750	127
Medium and Large 1	598	136.52	817	120
Medium and Large 3	569	119.06	678	15thin

One grade step is worth $23.03/cwt here — about $73 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 sale262 hd

138.22

—

WV average6 barns · 1,180 hd

140.49

−2.27

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	803	54.24	435	4thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	283	163.05/cwt	161.00–165.00	461	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	334	169.20/cwt	162.00–172.50	565	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	166.17/cwt	163.00–170.00	612	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	162.36/cwt	152.00–173.00	601	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	178.62/cwt	167.00–182.50	668	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	158.35/cwt	155.00–161.00	676	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	428	151.54/cwt	145.00–158.00	649	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	464	177.45/cwt	161.00–190.00	823	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	471	150.40/cwt	112.50–161.00	708	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	188.97/cwt	177.00–196.00	898	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	492	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	994	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	519	161.15/cwt	151.00–165.00	836	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	167.41/cwt	157.00–182.50	871	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	556	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,145	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	562	158.01/cwt	155.00–161.00	888	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	193.45/cwt	180.00–196.00	1,107	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	189.32/cwt	174.00–202.00	1,089	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	584	172.77/cwt	172.00–174.00	1,009	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,194	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	615	194.11/cwt	193.00–199.00	1,194	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	144.00/cwt	132.00–156.00	900	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	178.86/cwt	164.00–191.00	1,123	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	633	182.43/cwt	160.00–192.00	1,155	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	677	147.23/cwt	133.00–160.00	997	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	686	165.50/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,135	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	699	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,188	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	720	121.75/cwt	116.00–127.50	877	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	732	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,135	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	783	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,135	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	143.78/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,173	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	820	125.67/cwt	122.50–129.00	1,030	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	324	150.65/cwt	132.00–165.00	488	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	157.75/cwt	135.00–169.00	601	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	150.17/cwt	143.00–155.00	626	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	152.15/cwt	145.00–155.00	651	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	432	117.93/cwt	114.00–124.00	509	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	152.58/cwt	150.00–156.00	714	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	148.66/cwt	114.00–156.00	697	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	139.58/cwt	130.00–154.00	722	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	140.77/cwt	125.00–148.00	732	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	132.03/cwt	113.00–142.00	749	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	124.48/cwt	118.00–130.00	710	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	587	141.28/cwt	132.00–145.00	829	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	619	138.80/cwt	137.00–140.00	859	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	134.86/cwt	126.00–140.00	839	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	626	111.75/cwt	111.00–112.00	700	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	823	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	639	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	850	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	652	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	854	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	660	119.12/cwt	111.00–127.00	786	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	133.60/cwt	128.00–137.00	895	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	685	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	925	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	721	121.65/cwt	113.00–125.00	877	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	126.20/cwt	122.00–131.00	923	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	757	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	984	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	119.47/cwt	116.00–123.00	934	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	910	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	155.68/cwt	151.00–165.00	606	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	542	166.57/cwt	161.00–172.00	903	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	562	169.76/cwt	163.00–183.00	954	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	150.98/cwt	132.50–161.00	858	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	140.60/cwt	135.00–146.00	882	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	980	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	855	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,240	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	690	46.00/cwt	42.00–50.00	317	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	62.48/cwt	55.00–71.00	572	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,523.15/cwt	1,500.00–1,550.00	20,563	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,545	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	23,561	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 - Terra Alta, WV

Fri Apr 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 577Last week 29Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 5Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 16Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	152.00–173.00	162.36
5	—	677	133.00–160.00	147.23
2	—	625	132.00–156.00	144.00
2	—	428	145.00–158.00	151.54
3	—	562	155.00–161.00	158.01
2	—	720	116.00–127.50	121.75
2	—	820	122.50–129.00	125.67
6	—	471	112.50–161.00	150.40
6	—	519	151.00–165.00	161.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	783	145.00	145.00
3	—	427	155.00–161.00	158.35
16	—	464	161.00–190.00	177.45
31	—	633	160.00–192.00	182.43
18	—	575	174.00–202.00	189.32
3	—	732	155.00	155.00
4	—	520	157.00–182.50	167.41
7	—	368	163.00–170.00	166.17
12	—	686	161.00–168.00	165.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	628	164.00–191.00	178.86
15	—	475	177.00–196.00	188.97
5	—	816	143.00–147.00	143.78
14	—	572	180.00–196.00	193.45
5	—	374	167.00–182.50	178.62
2	—	283	161.00–165.00	163.05
3	—	334	162.00–172.50	169.20
5	—	699	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	584	172.00–174.00	172.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	615	193.00–199.00	194.11
11	—	492	202.00	202.00
7	—	556	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	600	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	468	150.00–156.00	152.58
10	—	782	116.00–123.00	119.47
15	—	567	113.00–142.00	132.03
3	—	652	131.00	131.00
24	—	622	126.00–140.00	134.86
9	—	428	145.00–155.00	152.15
10	—	731	122.00–131.00	126.20
13	—	517	130.00–154.00	139.58
2	—	835	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	685	135.00	135.00
7	—	639	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	757	130.00	130.00
15	—	619	137.00–140.00	138.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	324	132.00–165.00	150.65
5	—	417	143.00–155.00	150.17
6	—	628	131.00	131.00
17	—	381	135.00–169.00	157.75
11	—	587	132.00–145.00	141.28
17	—	469	114.00–156.00	148.66
39	—	520	125.00–148.00	140.77
6	—	670	128.00–137.00	133.60
9	—	721	113.00–125.00	121.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	570	118.00–130.00	124.48
3	—	432	114.00–124.00	117.93
4	—	626	111.00–112.00	111.75
2	—	660	111.00–127.00	119.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	132.50–161.00	150.98
2	—	715	137.00	137.00
4	—	627	135.00–146.00	140.60
3	—	389	151.00–165.00	155.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	542	161.00–172.00	166.57
3	—	562	163.00–183.00	169.76
2	—	855	145.00	145.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,545	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,350	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,523.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	42.00–50.00	46.00
2	—	915	55.00–71.00	62.48

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.