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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Sep 23

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Sep 16Sep 23Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

98 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 72▼ 101 vs year ago 199 · −50.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 24▲ 11 vs year ago 39 · +28.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 9▼ 4 vs year ago 6 · −66.7%

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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.69/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$164.69

42 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$945

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$458

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2-3

$92.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.38

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	186.00	999	2thin
Medium 1	560	178.92	1,002	25
Medium 2	648	146.65	950	9thin
Small and Medium 2	552	142.67	787	3thin
Large 2	365	130.00	475	1thin
Large 2-3	590	100.00	590	1thin
Small and Medium 2-3	575	94.00	541	1thin

One grade step is worth $92.00/cwt here — about $458 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 sale42 hd

164.69

—

WV average6 barns · 540 hd

176.06

−11.38

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	—	High	1,713	91.85	1,573	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,416	85.01	1,203	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,190	78.10	929	27
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,283	146.97	1,886	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,235	143.00	1,766	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,180	140.00	1,652	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,440	148.00	2,131	1thin

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)	1,200	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,000	1thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	1
Steers	—	Large 2	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	395	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	810	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	430	194.21/cwt	191.00–200.00	835	3
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2	445	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	650	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	475	192.63/cwt	187.00–194.00	915	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	999	2
Steers	—	Medium 1	568	170.85/cwt	166.00–176.00	970	11
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	575	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	541	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	581	157.90/cwt	149.00–162.00	917	3
Steers	—	Large 2-3	590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	590	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	638	151.38/cwt	148.00–153.00	966	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	820	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,000	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2	895	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,181	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	960	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,152	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	1,085	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,411	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	1,185	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,600	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1	375	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	551	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	428	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	608	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1	471	151.68/cwt	151.00–153.00	714	6
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	475	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	418	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	490	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	657	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1	505	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2	520	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	614	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	528	150.61/cwt	142.00–156.00	795	9
Heifers	—	Medium 2	540	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	680	1
Heifers	—	Large 2	560	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	638	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1	570	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	752	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	580	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	806	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	647	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	873	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	660	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	911	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	730	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	694	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2	750	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	893	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	770	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	578	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	1,070	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,423	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 1	355	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	731	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	415	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	768	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	455	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	733	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	466	183.74/cwt	180.00–185.00	856	4
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	500	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	880	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	535	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	845	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	550	168.50/cwt	167.00–170.00	927	6
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 2	680	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	823	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 2-3	785	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	628	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	1,060	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	922	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,440	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,131	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,180	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,652	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,235	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,766	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,283	146.97/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,886	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,340	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,112	1
Bulls	—	—	1,498	88.07/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,319	2
Bulls	—	—	1,913	95.96/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,836	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	803	51.12/cwt	40.00–61.00	410	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,205	82.65/cwt	77.00–87.00	996	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,226	73.36/cwt	67.00–76.00	899	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,331	89.02/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,185	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,445	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,272	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,464	82.72/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,211	7
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 98Last week 72Year ago 199

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 24Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 9Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	126.00	126.00
1	—	660	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	120.00	120.00
1	—	750	119.00	119.00
1	—	520	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	471	151.00–153.00	151.68
2	—	428	142.00	142.00
1	—	580	139.00	139.00
9	—	528	142.00–156.00	150.61
1	—	1,070	133.00	133.00
1	—	375	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	132.00	132.00
1	—	505	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	647	135.00	135.00
1	—	490	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	88.00	88.00
1	—	770	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	191.00–200.00	194.21
8	—	475	187.00–194.00	192.63
1	—	1,185	135.00	135.00
1	—	395	205.00	205.00
11	—	568	166.00–176.00	170.85
1	—	1,085	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	638	148.00–153.00	151.38
1	—	820	122.00	122.00
1	—	395	150.00	150.00
3	—	581	149.00–162.00	157.90
1	—	960	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	132.00	132.00
1	—	445	146.00	146.00
1	—	315	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	537	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	550	167.00–170.00	168.50
2	—	500	176.00	176.00
4	—	466	180.00–185.00	183.74
1	—	355	206.00	206.00
1	—	415	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	87.00	87.00
1	—	535	158.00	158.00
1	—	455	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,283	146.00–148.00	146.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	88.00	88.00
17	—	1,205	77.00–87.00	82.65
7	—	1,226	67.00–76.00	73.36
2	—	803	40.00–61.00	51.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,464	78.00–87.00	82.72
4	—	1,331	88.00–91.00	89.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,913	94.00–97.00	95.96
1	—	1,340	83.00	83.00
2	—	1,498	85.00–90.00	88.07

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	—	1,200	1,000.00	1,000.00

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	—	1,200	1,500.00	1,500.00

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.