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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Jul 8

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Jun 24Jul 8Jul 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 10▲ 2 vs year ago 7 · +28.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 11▲ 9 vs year ago 18 · +50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 3▲ 1 vs year ago 1 · +100.0%

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 $118.00/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$118.00

4 head · 613 lb average

Value per head Derived

$723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$140

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

$29.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

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	315	134.00	422	1thin
Medium and Large 2	800	116.50	932	2thin
Medium and Large 3	535	105.00	562	1thin

One grade step is worth $29.00/cwt here — about −$140 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

118.00

—

WV average1 barns · 4 hd

118.00

+0.00

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	1,898	116.27	2,207	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,300	93.77	1,219	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,735	90.00	1,562	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,012	79.15	801	11

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
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$1,110	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	705	$1,225	1thin

Every lot

18 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,080	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	422	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	562	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	878	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	940	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	940	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium 4Thin Fleshed	655	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	459	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	605	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	526	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 4Thin Fleshed	745	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	641	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 4Thin Fleshed	855	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	710	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,898	116.27/cwt	114.00–119.00	2,207	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	680	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	204	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	84.07/cwt	76.00–90.00	879	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	99.87/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,183	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,383	91.05/cwt	85.00–101.50	1,259	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,735	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,562	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,195	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	705	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	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 Jul 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 9Last week 10Year ago 7

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 11Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 3Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	100.00	100.00
1	—	660	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 4 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 4 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 4 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	86.00	86.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,195	1,110.00	1,110.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	1,225.00	1,225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,898	114.00–119.00	116.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,185	96.00–105.00	99.87
9	—	1,383	85.00–101.50	91.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,045	76.00–90.00	84.07

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.