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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Aug 26

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

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Feeder Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 0▲ 34 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

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

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 2 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 $113.00/cwt on 12 head.

Average price

$113.00

12 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$356

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 4

$51.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−43.88

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	635	131.00	832	1thin
Medium 2	450	125.00	563	1thin
Medium and Large 2	444	121.50	539	4thin
Medium 3	720	116.00	835	1thin
Medium 1-2	748	116.00	867	2thin
Medium and Large 4	665	101.00	672	1thin
Small 3	485	85.00	412	1thin
Large 4	595	80.00	476	1thin

One grade step is worth $51.00/cwt here — about $356 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 sale12 hd

113.00

—

WV average3 barns · 159 hd

156.88

−43.88

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	1,810	102.57	1,857	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,140	81.50	929	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,365	79.93	1,091	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,286	51.94	668	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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,448	$1,226	2thin

Every lot

31 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	375	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	675	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	867	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,214	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	457	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	562	2
Heifers	—	Small 3	485	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	412	1
Heifers	—	Large 4	595	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	476	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	832	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4	665	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	672	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2Fleshy	670	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	824	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	720	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	835	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2Fleshy	825	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	899	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	681	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	158.25/cwt	142.50–167.50	775	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	788	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	698	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	956	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	757	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	969	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	925	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	786	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	550	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	567	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	685	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	774	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	727	110.31/cwt	101.00–115.00	802	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 4	300	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	198	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	575	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	667	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,810	102.57/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,857	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,140	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	929	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,250	60.25/cwt	49.00–78.00	753	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,365	79.93/cwt	67.00–90.00	1,091	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,395	27.00/cwt	27.00–27.00	377	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,448	1,226.34/head	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,226	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 Aug 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 34Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	27.00	27.00
3	—	1,250	49.00–78.00	60.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	81.50	81.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	67.00–90.00	79.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,810	90.00–110.00	102.57

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	2	—	1,448	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,226.34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	109.00	109.00
1	—	670	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	457	123.00	123.00
2	—	430	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	867	140.00	140.00
1	—	375	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	103.00	103.00
1	—	685	113.00	113.00
3	—	727	101.00–115.00	110.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	172.50	172.50
2	—	698	137.00	137.00
1	—	595	132.50	132.50
2	—	757	128.00	128.00
3	—	490	142.50–167.50	158.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	116.00	116.00
1	—	670	110.00	110.00

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.