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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-17

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

● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

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Feeder Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 13▼ 13 vs year ago 29 · −44.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 26▲ 6 vs year ago 5 · +120.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 3▼ 15 vs year ago 16 · −93.8%

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 $160.10/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$160.10

5 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$738

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−11.12

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	461	160.10	738	5thin

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 sale5 hd

160.10

—

WV average5 barns · 141 hd

171.22

−11.12

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	1,865	109.07	2,035	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,730	87.00	1,505	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,423	81.57	1,161	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,165	74.16	864	3thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,445	$1,400	1thin

Every lot

13 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	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,272	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	775	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	892	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	970	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,092	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	730	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,029	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,490	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,430	1
Bulls	—	—	2,053	115.61/cwt	113.00–118.00	2,373	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	74.16/cwt	69.00–77.00	864	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,423	81.57/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,161	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,730	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,505	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,445	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	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 Mar 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 16Last week 13Year ago 29

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 26Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 3Year ago 16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,423	77.00–84.00	81.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,165	69.00–77.00	74.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,053	113.00–118.00	115.61
1	—	1,490	96.00	96.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	Open	1	—	1,445	1,400.00	1,400.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	563	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	166.00	166.00
1	—	585	152.50	152.50
1	—	320	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	194.00	194.00
2	—	505	192.00	192.00

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.