Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2023-03-31

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Mar 31

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Mar 24Mar 31Apr 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 25▲ 29 vs year ago 29 · +100.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 10▲ 11 vs year ago 5 · +220.0%

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 $179.82/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$179.82

27 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,053

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$49.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.94

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	558	189.48	1,058	17thin
Medium and Large 2	670	172.00	1,152	7thin
Large 1-2	425	150.00	638	1thin
Medium 2	600	140.00	840	2thin

One grade step is worth $49.48/cwt here — about $218 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 sale27 hd

179.82

—

WV average6 barns · 424 hd

183.76

−3.94

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	1,830	112.00	2,050	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,598	85.00	1,358	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,417	84.33	1,195	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,006	78.99	795	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,190	73.00	869	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
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,220	$1,325	1thin

Every lot

28 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,331	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	586	169.49/cwt	167.50–176.00	993	4
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	595	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,261	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,466	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,582	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	805	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	903	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	188.03/cwt	178.00–190.00	983	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,089	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,150	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,165	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,201	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	805	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,047	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	780	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,092	1
Bulls	—	Large 2	790	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	790	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,830	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	2,050	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	81.32/cwt	81.00–82.00	808	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	752	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,190	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	869	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,412	82.77/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,169	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,433	89.00/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,275	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,236	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,483	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	1,220	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 58Last week 25Year ago 29

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 10Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 3Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	729	217.00	217.00
14	—	616	238.00	238.00
2	—	550	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	586	167.50–176.00	169.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	185.00	185.00
1	—	605	190.00	190.00
1	—	475	190.00	190.00
6	—	523	178.00–190.00	188.03
1	—	570	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	690	174.00	174.00
1	—	550	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	130.00	130.00
1	—	395	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	610	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,220	1,325.00	1,325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	88.00–90.00	89.00
6	—	1,412	78.00–86.00	82.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	79.00	79.00
1	—	1,630	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	72.00	72.00
3	—	993	81.00–82.00	81.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	73.00	73.00

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.