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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Oct 21

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Oct 14Oct 21Oct 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

73 head

▼ 214 vs last sale 287▼ 3 vs year ago 76 · −3.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

61 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 25▼ 2 vs year ago 63 · −3.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

97 head

▲ 97 vs last sale 0▼ 14 vs year ago 111 · −12.6%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleWed Sep 30, 2026

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.39/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$121.39

28 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

per head · Medium 1 over Small 1

$34.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.10

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	481	134.88	649	8thin
Medium and Large 1	958	134.17	1,286	3thin
Large 1	715	118.00	844	2thin
Medium 2	506	116.22	589	11thin
Small 1	461	100.75	465	4thin

One grade step is worth $34.13/cwt here — about $185 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 sale28 hd

121.39

—

WV average4 barns · 1,223 hd

137.49

−16.10

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	1,491	88.92	1,326	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,700	73.01	1,241	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,073	71.06	763	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,467	70.53	1,034	24

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,356	$1,199	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$1,192	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,393	$1,113	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,184	$1,080	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,255	$1,050	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,273	$1,022	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,423	$1,008	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,305	$963	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,396	$917	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,270	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,210	$810	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	993	$1,294	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,128	$1,235	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,069	$1,084	10
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,088	$1,022	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,630	$1,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,410	$2,215	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,364	$1,881	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,485	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$1,366	3thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 1	315	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	413	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	330	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	439	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	445	142.50/cwt	141.00–144.00	634	2
Steers	—	Small 2	475	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	361	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	490	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	774	1
Steers	—	Small 1	500	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	620	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	510	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	791	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1	535	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	615	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	1,012	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,265	2
Steers	—	Medium 1	1,270	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,410	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 1	285	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	248	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	330	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	548	1
Heifers	—	Small 1	330	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	294	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	375	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	441	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	427	117.19/cwt	116.00–120.00	500	5
Heifers	—	Medium 1	435	131.75/cwt	131.00–132.00	573	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	470	114.75/cwt	112.00–117.50	539	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1	543	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	690	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	560	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	650	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	635	115.75/cwt	114.00–117.50	735	2
Heifers	—	Small 1	670	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	744	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	695	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	917	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	715	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	844	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,073	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	850	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	969	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	910	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,229	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,155	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,559	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 1	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	602	14
Bulls	—	Medium 1	388	152.65/cwt	145.00–160.00	592	2
Bulls	—	Medium 1	473	164.76/cwt	164.00–165.00	779	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	480	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	638	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	545	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	839	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	635	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	914	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	665	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	738	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	680	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	870	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,263	81.18/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,025	2
Bulls	—	—	1,390	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,404	1
Bulls	—	—	1,553	89.30/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,387	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	991	113.63/cwt	106.00–119.00	1,126	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	47.04/cwt	43.00–49.00	502	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,094	67.72/cwt	62.00–74.00	741	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,120	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,333	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	56.02/cwt	54.00–58.00	666	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,332	58.48/cwt	55.00–62.00	779	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,504	69.91/cwt	65.00–77.00	1,051	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,700	73.01/cwt	67.00–76.00	1,241	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,630	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,103	1,286.51/head	1,225.00–1,350.00	1,287	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,225	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,275	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,314	1,934.19/head	1,650.00–2,200.00	1,934	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,410	2,214.89/head	1,800.00–2,550.00	2,215	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,454	1,930.52/head	1,550.00–2,300.00	1,931	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,485	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows16 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2	950	735.00/head	735.00–735.00	735	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,095	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,169	1,306.87/head	975.00–1,600.00	1,307	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,210	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,220	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,228	1,157.23/head	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,157	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,228	915.33/head	875.00–950.00	915	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,245	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,270	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,273	1,022.30/head	900.00–1,150.00	1,022	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,356	1,198.94/head	1,020.00–1,400.00	1,199	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,390	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,396	916.83/head	825.00–1,050.00	917	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,423	1,149.49/head	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,149	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,423	1,007.69/head	900.00–1,150.00	1,008	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	964	858.50/head	700.00–975.00	859	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	993	1,294.14/head	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,294	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,088	1,022.41/head	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,022	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,128	1,235.20/head	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,235	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,143	1,247.16/head	1,085.00–1,400.00	1,247	5

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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 73Last week 287Year ago 76

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 25Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 97Last week 0Year ago 111

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	154.00	154.00
2	—	388	145.00–160.00	152.65
1	—	280	150.00	150.00
1	—	680	128.00	128.00
4	—	473	164.00–165.00	164.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	111.00	111.00
1	—	480	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	365	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	135.00	135.00
1	—	810	132.50	132.50
1	—	910	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	116.00–120.00	117.19
1	—	850	114.00	114.00
2	—	470	112.00–117.50	114.75
1	—	375	117.50	117.50
2	—	635	114.00–117.50	115.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	131.00–132.00	131.75
1	—	330	166.00	166.00
1	—	695	132.00	132.00
2	—	543	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	87.00	87.00
1	—	330	89.00	89.00
1	—	670	111.00	111.00
1	—	560	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	155.00	155.00
1	—	315	131.00	131.00
1	—	490	158.00	158.00
2	—	445	141.00–144.00	142.50
1	—	1,270	111.00	111.00
1	—	725	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,012	125.00	125.00
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
1	—	330	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,630	1,525.00	1,525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,454	1,550.00–2,300.00	1,930.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,314	1,650.00–2,200.00	1,934.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	1,410	1,800.00–2,550.00	2,214.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,485	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,103	1,225.00–1,350.00	1,286.51

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,228	875.00–950.00	915.33
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	810.00	810.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	735.00	735.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,356	1,020.00–1,400.00	1,198.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,273	900.00–1,150.00	1,022.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,228	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,157.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,423	900.00–1,150.00	1,007.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,423	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,149.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,390	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,169	975.00–1,600.00	1,306.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,396	825.00–1,050.00	916.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	993	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,294.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,088	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,022.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,128	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,235.20
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,143	1,085.00–1,400.00	1,247.16

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,175.00	1,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	964	700.00–975.00	858.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	101.00	101.00
2	—	1,263	79.00–84.00	81.18
9	—	1,553	87.00–93.00	89.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	54.00–58.00	56.02
5	—	1,068	43.00–49.00	47.04
6	—	1,094	62.00–74.00	67.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,332	55.00–62.00	58.48
20	—	1,504	65.00–77.00	69.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	991	106.00–119.00	113.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,700	67.00–76.00	73.01

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.