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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Jun 3

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← May 27Jun 3Jun 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 20▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 11▲ 6 vs year ago 10 · +60.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 0▲ 5 vs year ago 3 · +166.7%

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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $120.25/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$120.25

4 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$180

per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 1-2

$22.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.57

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	435	127.50	555	2thin
Medium and Large 3	635	121.00	768	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	700	105.00	735	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.50/cwt here — about −$180 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 sale4 hd

120.25

—

WV average3 barns · 39 hd

124.82

−4.57

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	—	High	1,915	102.27	1,958	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,399	90.15	1,261	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,780	84.00	1,495	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,182	78.70	930	3thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$700	1thin
Bred Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	875	$650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$987	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,025	$950	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	875	$600	1thin

Every lot

17 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 · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	730	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	745	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	435	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	555	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	635	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	768	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 4	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,903	98.03/cwt	85.00–108.00	1,866	3
Bulls	—	—	1,950	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,243	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,182	78.70/cwt	70.00–93.00	930	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,399	90.15/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,261	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,780	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,495	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	800	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	875	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	875	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	986.84/head	930.00–1,050.00	987	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	950	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	950	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	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 Jun 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7Last week 20Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 11Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 3

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,182	70.00–93.00	78.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,399	85.00–94.00	90.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,950	115.00	115.00
3	—	1,903	85.00–108.00	98.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	875	650.00	650.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	800	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	930.00–1,050.00	986.84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	121.00	121.00

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.