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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Sep 16

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Sep 9Sep 16Sep 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 12▲ 35 vs year ago 37 · +94.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 18▲ 2 vs year ago 22 · +9.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 1▲ 8 vs year ago 1 · +800.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleWed Sep 30, 2026

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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.55/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$155.55

32 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$899

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$560

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

$81.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.38

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	172.76	983	19thin
Small and Medium 1	430	152.50	656	1thin
Medium and Large 2	628	133.92	841	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	510	112.50	574	1thin
Small and Medium 2	465	91.00	423	1thin

One grade step is worth $81.76/cwt here — about $560 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 sale32 hd

155.55

—

WV average6 barns · 844 hd

182.93

−27.38

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	1,570	92.14	1,447	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,900	81.91	1,556	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,437	80.78	1,161	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	72.59	749	15

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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	968	$941	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	982	$761	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	905	$525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$975	1thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	343	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	665	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	499	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1	430	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	656	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	185.77/cwt	176.00–201.00	808	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	635	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	125.25/cwt	123.00–127.50	570	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2	465	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	423	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	574	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	928	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	915	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	663	144.30/cwt	134.00–155.00	957	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,088	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,095	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	134.05/cwt	127.00–141.00	1,032	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,162	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,279	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,085	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,118	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	154.68/cwt	150.00–160.00	422	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1	300	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	384	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	337	154.13/cwt	150.00–156.00	519	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	153.06/cwt	140.00–158.00	572	7
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	152.25/cwt	146.00–158.00	647	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	498	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	613	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	744	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1	615	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	756	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	134.66/cwt	126.00–143.00	906	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	856	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	740	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	636	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	915	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	815	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	880	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,095	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,040	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	228	161.48/cwt	140.00–182.50	368	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	255	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	454	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	275	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	447	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 2	350	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	473	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	764	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	740	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	455	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	755	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	862	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,135	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	987	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,295	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,178	1
Bulls	—	—	1,708	92.71/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,583	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	958	88.65/cwt	80.00–103.00	849	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	59.60/cwt	51.00–65.00	620	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	73.06/cwt	64.00–83.00	771	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,194	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,448	79.37/cwt	71.00–85.00	1,149	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,900	81.91/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,556	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	905	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	968	940.56/head	885.00–985.00	941	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	982	761.32/head	570.00–1,000.00	761	3

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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 72Last week 12Year ago 37

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 18Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 1Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	150.00–156.00	154.13
7	—	374	140.00–158.00	153.06
4	—	425	146.00–158.00	152.25
2	—	273	150.00–160.00	154.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	110.00	110.00
1	—	300	128.00	128.00
1	—	615	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	124.00	124.00
1	—	775	118.00	118.00
1	—	1,095	95.00	95.00
2	—	673	126.00–143.00	134.66
1	—	340	125.00	125.00
1	—	815	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	86.00	86.00
3	—	498	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	146.00	146.00
2	—	455	123.00–127.50	125.25
2	—	663	134.00–155.00	144.30
1	—	1,085	103.00	103.00
1	—	610	150.00	150.00
1	—	375	133.00	133.00
2	—	770	127.00–141.00	134.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	435	176.00–201.00	185.77
1	—	785	148.00	148.00
3	—	680	160.00	160.00
1	—	725	151.00	151.00
3	—	825	155.00	155.00
2	—	530	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	162.50	162.50
1	—	1,135	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	507	170.00	170.00
2	—	228	140.00–182.50	161.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	166.00	166.00
1	—	255	178.00	178.00
1	—	380	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	170.00	170.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	982	570.00–1,000.00	761.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	968	885.00–985.00	940.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	525.00	525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,708	86.00–96.00	92.71
1	—	1,295	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	958	80.00–103.00	88.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,900	79.00–85.00	81.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,055	64.00–83.00	73.06
4	—	1,040	51.00–65.00	59.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,448	71.00–85.00	79.37
1	—	1,405	85.00	85.00

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.