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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Oct 7

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Sep 23Oct 7Oct 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 71 vs last sale 98▲ 8 vs year ago 19 · +42.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 50▲ 0 vs year ago 29 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 2▲ 0 vs year ago 1 · +0.0%

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 $123.20/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$123.20

17 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

per head · Medium 1 over Medium 2

$14.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.05

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	539	124.02	669	16thin
Medium 2	590	110.00	649	1thin

One grade step is worth $14.02/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 sale17 hd

123.20

—

WV average6 barns · 475 hd

144.25

−21.05

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	1,703	94.55	1,611	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,315	80.50	1,058	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,493	75.70	1,130	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,135	75.30	855	11

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 Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	700	$325	1thin

Every lot

26 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 1	570	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	912	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	680	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	938	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1	290	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	354	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	365	133.60/cwt	130.00–137.00	488	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	545	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	665	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	568	119.81/cwt	117.00–123.00	681	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	640	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	755	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	683	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	850	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1	710	123.55/cwt	120.00–127.00	877	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	395	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	537	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 2	395	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	454	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	495	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	762	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 2	505	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	460	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	540	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	842	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	645	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	897	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,560	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,615	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	90.08/cwt	88.00–91.50	1,599	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	79.51/cwt	78.00–81.50	838	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,181	72.90/cwt	68.50–77.50	861	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	77.27/cwt	75.50–78.50	939	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,386	82.81/cwt	80.00–85.50	1,148	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	75.70/cwt	73.50–78.50	1,130	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	700	325.00/head	325.00–325.00	325	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 Oct 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 27Last week 98Year ago 19

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 50Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 1

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,054	78.00–81.50	79.51
7	—	1,181	68.50–77.50	72.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	73.50–78.50	75.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,386	80.00–85.50	82.81
5	—	1,215	75.50–78.50	77.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	103.50	103.50
2	—	1,775	88.00–91.50	90.08

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	700	325.00	325.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	120.00–127.00	123.55
2	—	683	124.00–125.00	124.51
2	—	365	130.00–137.00	133.60
1	—	335	135.00	135.00
1	—	290	122.00	122.00
1	—	460	125.00	125.00
5	—	568	117.00–123.00	119.81
1	—	640	118.00	118.00
1	—	545	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	115.00	115.00
1	—	505	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	139.00	139.00
1	—	495	154.00	154.00
1	—	540	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	160.00	160.00

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.