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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Oct 28

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Oct 21Oct 28Nov 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

61 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 73▲ 35 vs year ago 26 · +134.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 61▲ 8 vs year ago 11 · +72.7%

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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.12/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$114.12

29 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$40.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.47

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	510	121.18	618	19thin
Large 2	540	110.00	594	1thin
Small and Medium 2-3	645	109.00	703	1thin
Small and Medium 1	553	105.75	584	4thin
Medium 2	693	101.50	703	2thin
Small and Medium 2	570	81.00	462	2thin

One grade step is worth $40.18/cwt here — about $156 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 sale29 hd

114.12

—

WV average6 barns · 795 hd

134.59

−20.47

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	1,413	77.82	1,100	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,359	65.42	889	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,035	59.01	611	7thin

Every lot

36 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Large 1	235	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	317	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	270	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	402	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Steers	—	Large 1	520	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	645	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	535	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	637	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	583	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	927	3
Steers	—	Medium 1	600	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	948	1
Steers	—	Large 2	640	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	621	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	680	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	979	4
Steers	—	Large 1	775	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	930	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	319	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	449	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1	445	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	512	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	123.99/cwt	120.00–127.00	594	6
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2	515	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	464	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	119.61/cwt	116.00–122.50	630	9
Heifers	—	Large 2	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1	562	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	590	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2	625	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	450	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1	641	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	628	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	645	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	703	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	645	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	664	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	825	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1	390	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	530	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	435	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	722	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1	645	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	761	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1	695	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	723	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,413	77.82/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,100	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	78.51/cwt	78.00–79.00	714	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	605	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	47.77/cwt	45.50–50.00	536	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,321	63.67/cwt	63.00–65.00	841	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	73.02/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,011	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,495	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	882	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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 61Last week 73Year ago 26

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 61Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	118.00	118.00
1	—	695	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	115.00	115.00
1	—	641	98.00	98.00
2	—	562	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	103.00	103.00
1	—	740	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	133.00	133.00
6	—	479	120.00–127.00	123.99
2	—	730	113.00	113.00
1	—	365	123.00	123.00
9	—	527	116.00–122.50	119.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	72.00	72.00
1	—	515	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	119.00	119.00
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
1	—	460	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	159.00	159.00
4	—	680	144.00	144.00
1	—	600	158.00	158.00
1	—	270	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	124.00	124.00
1	—	775	120.00	120.00
1	—	235	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	97.00	97.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,123	45.50–50.00	47.77
2	—	910	78.00–79.00	78.51
1	—	930	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	59.00	59.00
2	—	1,385	72.00–74.00	73.02
5	—	1,321	63.00–65.00	63.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	76.00–81.00	77.82

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.