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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, May 20

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← May 6May 20May 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 17▲ 9 vs year ago 8 · +112.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 31▲ 5 vs year ago 14 · +35.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 56▼ 3 vs year ago 9 · −33.3%

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 $160.13/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$160.13

8 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$948

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$30

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

$58.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.86

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	552	167.43	924	7thin
Medium 1-2	875	109.00	954	1thin

One grade step is worth $58.43/cwt here — about −$30 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 sale8 hd

160.13

—

WV average5 barns · 255 hd

147.26

+12.86

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	—	Low	1,218	79.91	973	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,360	91.69	1,247	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	916	61.37	562	4thin

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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	832	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	885	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,008	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	689	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	548	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	926	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,036	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	875	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	954	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	718	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	490	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	809	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	808	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	955	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	497	1
Bulls	—	—	1,305	89.21/cwt	76.00–100.00	1,164	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	916	61.37/cwt	40.00–80.00	562	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	105.78/cwt	105.00–106.50	1,375	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,377	87.66/cwt	79.00–101.00	1,207	7
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	12,896	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	875	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	10,588	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	900	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	9,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	16,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	1,369.32/cwt	1,325.00–1,410.00	17,596	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 May 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 17Last week 17Year ago 8

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 31Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 56Year ago 9

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,377	79.00–101.00	87.66
2	—	1,300	105.00–106.50	105.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	916	40.00–80.00	61.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	52.00	52.00
3	—	1,305	76.00–100.00	89.21

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,285	1,325.00–1,410.00	1,369.32

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,210.00	1,210.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	905	1,425.00	1,425.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	167.00	167.00
1	—	560	180.00	180.00
1	—	495	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	166.00	166.00
2	—	628	165.00	165.00
4	—	548	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	160.00	160.00
1	—	460	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	165.00	165.00

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.