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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Sep 9

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Aug 26Sep 9Sep 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 34▼ 59 vs year ago 71 · −83.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 10▲ 10 vs year ago 8 · +125.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 2▲ 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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.83/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$139.83

6 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

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

$36.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.69

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	417	164.00	684	2thin
Medium and Large 2	520	127.75	664	4thin

One grade step is worth $36.25/cwt here — about $20 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 sale6 hd

139.83

—

WV average5 barns · 91 hd

129.14

+10.69

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	1,333	94.41	1,258	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	85.45	1,106	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	46.41	457	9thin

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	(<2 yrs)	1,035	$1,075	1thin

Every lot

14 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 2	480	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	763	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	875	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,111	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	352	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	539	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	126.48/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,107	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	684	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	550	130.50/cwt	127.00–134.00	718	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,333	94.41/cwt	80.50–106.00	1,258	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	922	28.89/cwt	26.00–31.00	266	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	39.31/cwt	33.00–49.00	377	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	71.02/cwt	60.00–82.00	763	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,294	85.45/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,106	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	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 Sep 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 12Last week 34Year ago 71

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 10Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	958	33.00–49.00	39.31
3	—	1,075	60.00–82.00	71.02
3	—	922	26.00–31.00	28.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,294	82.00–88.00	85.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,333	80.50–106.00	94.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,035	1,075.00	1,075.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	159.00	159.00
1	—	875	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	352	153.00	153.00
2	—	875	123.00–130.00	126.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	417	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	127.00–134.00	130.50
1	—	525	130.00	130.00
1	—	455	120.00	120.00

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.