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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2022-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Dec 9

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Nov 18Dec 9Jan 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 7▼ 4 vs year ago 29 · −13.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 7▲ 4 vs year ago 5 · +80.0%

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 $120.94/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$120.94

17 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$566

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

per head · Medium 1 over Medium 2-3

$68.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.08

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	378	128.49	485	4thin
Medium 1-2	450	127.67	574	9thin
Small and Medium 1	460	124.00	570	2thin
Medium 2	750	85.00	638	1thin
Medium 2-3	730	60.00	438	1thin

One grade step is worth $68.49/cwt here — about $47 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

120.94

—

WV average4 barns · 169 hd

127.01

−6.08

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	1,249	85.83	1,072	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	66.50	971	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	62.21	756	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,233	40.50	499	2thin

Every lot

22 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	—	Small and Medium 1	310	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	437	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	530	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	726	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	273	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	347	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	375	129.48/cwt	128.00–131.00	486	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1	415	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	510	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	444	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	582	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	502	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	653	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	583	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	705	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	730	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	438	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	750	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	638	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	545	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	741	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	575	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	765	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,000	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	820	1
Bulls	—	—	1,373	87.74/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,205	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,190	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	643	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	62.21/cwt	60.50–64.00	756	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,275	27.00/cwt	27.00–27.00	344	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,087	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	849	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 Dec 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 25Last week 7Year ago 29

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 7Year ago 5

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	54.00	54.00
1	—	1,275	27.00	27.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	76.00	76.00
1	—	1,490	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,215	60.50–64.00	62.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	84.00–92.00	87.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	82.00	82.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	125.00	125.00
2	—	375	128.00–131.00	129.48
1	—	275	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	121.00	121.00
2	—	502	130.00	130.00
3	—	444	131.00	131.00
2	—	273	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	125.00	125.00
1	—	415	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	133.00	133.00
1	—	545	136.00	136.00

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.