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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Feb 17

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Jan 27Feb 17Mar 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 2▼ 11 vs year ago 29 · −37.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 1▲ 3 vs year ago 5 · +60.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 20▲ 0 vs year ago 16 · +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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $175.78/cwt on 16 head.

Average price

$175.78

16 head · 728 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,280

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−15.72

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	728	175.78	1,280	16thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale16 hd

175.78

—

WV average6 barns · 322 hd

191.50

−15.72

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	1,913	100.25	1,918	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,505	77.51	1,166	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,200	55.00	660	1thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$1,304	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,468	$1,151	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,410	$1,136	7
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$1,200	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,525	$1,956	2thin

Every lot

17 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,041	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,337	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	744	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,254	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	793	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,277	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	498	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,913	100.25/cwt	91.00–109.00	1,918	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,200	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	660	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	77.26/cwt	76.00–79.50	1,089	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,885	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	1,480	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,525	1,956.23/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,956	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,304.44/head	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,304	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,410	1,135.53/head	1,000.00–1,235.00	1,136	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,468	1,150.55/head	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,151	2

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 Feb 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 18Last week 2Year ago 29

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 1Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 20Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
1	—	830	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	675	198.00	198.00
5	—	744	168.50	168.50
5	—	793	161.00	161.00
1	—	595	175.00	175.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,185	1,600.00	1,600.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	1,525	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,956.23

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,468	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,150.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,410	1,000.00–1,235.00	1,135.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,125	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,304.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,913	91.00–109.00	100.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,885	78.50	78.50
4	—	1,410	76.00–79.50	77.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	55.00	55.00

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.