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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Jul 22

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Jul 15Jul 22Jul 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 3▲ 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 10▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 4▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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 $148.18/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$148.18

17 head · 440 lb average

Value per head Derived

$652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$36.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.92

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	382	159.27	608	11thin
Medium 1-2	625	137.00	856	2thin
Small and Medium 2	610	126.00	769	1thin
Medium and Large 2	472	122.33	577	3thin

One grade step is worth $36.94/cwt here — about $31 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 sale17 hd

148.18

—

WV average5 barns · 178 hd

145.26

+2.92

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	965	85.00	820	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,348	75.72	1,021	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,479	74.34	1,099	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,163	68.07	792	7thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,310	$1,300	1thin

Every lot

28 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	709	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	166.08/cwt	157.50–175.00	864	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	237	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	427	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	504	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	536	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	640	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	705	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	609	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2	610	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	769	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2Fleshy	625	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	856	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,026	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	564	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	183.17/cwt	177.50–187.00	689	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	743	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	603	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	935	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	965	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	820	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	744	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	68.07/cwt	57.00–75.00	792	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,353	75.12/cwt	71.00–80.00	1,016	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,479	74.34/cwt	73.00–76.00	1,099	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,535	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,397	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 36Last week 3Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 10Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 4Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	67.00	67.00
1	—	1,535	91.00	91.00
11	—	1,353	71.00–80.00	75.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,163	57.00–75.00	68.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,479	73.00–76.00	74.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	85.00	85.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	180.00	180.00
8	—	376	177.50–187.00	183.17
2	—	603	155.00	155.00
1	—	305	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	150.00	150.00
1	—	595	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	237	180.00	180.00
1	—	760	135.00	135.00
1	—	375	150.00	150.00
1	—	522	135.00	135.00
1	—	485	132.00	132.00
1	—	315	150.00	150.00
3	—	280	180.00	180.00
1	—	430	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	125.00	125.00
1	—	425	126.00	126.00
1	—	525	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	157.50–175.00	166.08
1	—	375	189.00	189.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	1,300.00	1,300.00

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.