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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Jul 29

● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Jul 22Jul 29Aug 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 36▼ 15 vs year ago 22 · −68.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 25▼ 15 vs year ago 31 · −48.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 1▼ 9 vs year ago 10 · −90.0%

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 $137.17/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$137.17

3 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$732

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$405

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

$7.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.79

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	423	139.75	591	2thin
Medium and Large 2	755	132.00	997	1thin

One grade step is worth $7.75/cwt here — about −$405 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 sale3 hd

137.17

—

WV average5 barns · 98 hd

144.96

−7.79

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	1,407	85.31	1,200	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	76.38	916	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	63.57	655	4thin

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$1,375	1thin

Every lot

11 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	395	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	624	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	516	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	496	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	655	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	755	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	997	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	624	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	819	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,407	85.31/cwt	69.50–100.00	1,200	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	63.57/cwt	54.50–73.00	655	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,033	88.79/cwt	85.00–94.00	917	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,266	71.42/cwt	60.00–79.00	904	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7Last week 36Year ago 22

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 25Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,266	60.00–79.00	71.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	85.00–94.00	88.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,031	54.50–73.00	63.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,407	69.50–100.00	85.31

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	1,375.00	1,375.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	496	132.00	132.00
1	—	350	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	128.00	128.00
1	—	405	154.00	154.00

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.