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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Apr 29

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 51▼ 19 vs year ago 41 · −46.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 13▲ 5 vs year ago 10 · +50.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleWed Sep 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

14 bottle Lambs bring $10-$22 per head

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 $142.43/cwt on 9 head.

Average price

$142.43

9 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$840

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$3.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.32

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	610	144.20	880	5thin
Medium and Large 2	564	140.22	790	4thin

One grade step is worth $3.98/cwt here — about $89 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 sale9 hd

142.43

—

WV average7 barns · 651 hd

141.11

+1.32

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	1,762	95.47	1,682	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,374	69.78	959	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,760	64.72	1,139	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	973	53.03	516	3thin

Every lot

20 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 · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	143.94/cwt	142.00–146.00	741	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	832	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	881	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	838	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	978	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	954	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	600	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	846	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,005	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	760	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,064	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	400	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	660	2
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3-4	520	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	837	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,762	95.47/cwt	84.00–107.00	1,682	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	294	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	63.54/cwt	55.00–72.00	635	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,374	68.73/cwt	66.00–71.50	944	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,031	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,760	64.72/cwt	64.50–65.00	1,139	2

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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 22Last week 51Year ago 41

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 13Year ago 10

14 bottle Lambs bring $10-$22 per head

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	141.00	141.00
1	—	425	150.00	150.00
1	—	760	140.00	140.00
1	—	670	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	180.00	180.00
1	—	390	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	132.00	132.00
1	—	590	141.00	141.00
2	—	515	142.00–146.00	143.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	141.00	141.00
1	—	470	145.00	145.00
2	—	665	147.00	147.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	32.00	32.00
2	—	1,000	55.00–72.00	63.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,374	66.00–71.50	68.73
1	—	1,375	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,760	64.50–65.00	64.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,762	84.00–107.00	95.47

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.