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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Nov 4

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Oct 28Nov 4Nov 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 61▼ 19 vs year ago 46 · −41.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 19▲ 15 vs year ago 3 · +500.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 0▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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 $127.90/cwt on 11 head.

Average price

$127.90

11 head · 419 lb average

Value per head Derived

$536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

per head · Medium 1 over Small and Medium 1

$22.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.19

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	396	131.88	522	9thin
Large 1	625	111.00	694	1thin
Small and Medium 1	420	109.00	458	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.88/cwt here — about $65 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 sale11 hd

127.90

—

WV average4 barns · 755 hd

150.09

−22.19

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	1,534	75.93	1,165	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,382	55.74	770	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	55.00	880	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,151	50.13	577	6thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$1,098	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,050	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	758	$443	2thin

Every lot

21 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2	585	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	591	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1	334	137.57/cwt	130.00–140.00	459	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1	416	130.90/cwt	124.00–138.00	545	4
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1	420	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	458	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	565	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	638	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	625	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	694	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	260	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	351	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	267	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	334	2
Bulls	—	Medium 1	320	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	520	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	388	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	582	2
Bulls	—	Medium 1	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,534	75.93/cwt	71.00–86.00	1,165	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	45.59/cwt	44.00–49.00	515	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,171	54.67/cwt	53.00–56.00	640	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,382	55.74/cwt	53.00–59.00	770	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	880	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1	775	435.00/head	435.00–435.00	435	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	885.00/head	885.00–885.00	885	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	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 Nov 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 27Last week 61Year ago 46

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 19Year ago 3

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,382	53.00–59.00	55.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,130	44.00–49.00	45.59
3	—	1,171	53.00–56.00	54.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,534	71.00–86.00	75.93

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	435.00	435.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	450.00	450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,310.00	1,310.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	885.00	885.00

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	—	1,150	1,050.00	1,050.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	334	130.00–140.00	137.57
1	—	565	113.00	113.00
4	—	416	124.00–138.00	130.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	267	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	150.00	150.00
1	—	320	162.50	162.50
2	—	388	150.00	150.00

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.