Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2023-03-24

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Mar 24

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

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Feeder Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 16▼ 4 vs year ago 29 · −13.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 11▲ 5 vs year ago 5 · +100.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 1▼ 13 vs year ago 16 · −81.3%

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 $162.66/cwt on 15 head.

Average price

$162.66

15 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$318

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$28.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.84

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	538	168.19	906	10thin
Large 1-2	605	158.00	956	1thin
Medium 1-2	600	154.50	927	2thin
Medium and Large 2	555	151.00	838	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	420	140.00	588	1thin

One grade step is worth $28.19/cwt here — about $318 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 sale15 hd

162.66

—

WV average5 barns · 108 hd

175.50

−12.84

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,337	91.66	1,225	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	87.42	1,368	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	73.80	738	4thin

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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,123	$1,669	3thin

Every lot

24 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	450	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	995	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,332	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	700	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,127	3
Steers	—	Large 1-2	720	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,224	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	297	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	557	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	679	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	497	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	820	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	838	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	565	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	870	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,083	2
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	605	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	956	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	635	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	984	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,073	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	141.22/cwt	140.00–142.50	1,085	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	610	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,037	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	908	74.59/cwt	71.00–78.00	677	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	540	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,098	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,335	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,337	88.88/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,188	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	87.42/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,368	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	1,668.95/head	1,625.00–1,750.00	1,669	3

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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 25Last week 16Year ago 29

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 11Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	155.00	155.00
1	—	565	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	140.00–142.50	141.22
2	—	605	179.00	179.00
1	—	390	174.00	174.00
1	—	660	162.50	162.50
2	—	297	187.50	187.50
2	—	497	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	700	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	653	204.00	204.00
1	—	450	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	170.00	170.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,123	1,625.00–1,750.00	1,668.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	100.00	100.00
3	—	1,337	86.00–93.00	88.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	86.00–89.00	87.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	908	71.00–78.00	74.59
1	—	1,220	90.00	90.00
1	—	965	56.00	56.00

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.