Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2023-04-07

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Apr 7

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Mar 31Apr 7Apr 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

86 head

▲ 86 vs last sale 0▲ 57 vs year ago 29 · +196.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 0▲ 20 vs year ago 5 · +400.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 0▲ 24 vs year ago 16 · +150.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleWed Sep 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Report supplied by market; High Cow/calf pair $2275

Feeder Sale Friday April 21, 2023

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 $159.97/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$159.97

33 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$39.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.76

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	528	171.83	908	23
Medium and Large 2	630	132.70	836	10thin

One grade step is worth $39.13/cwt here — about $72 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 sale33 hd

159.97

—

WV average5 barns · 282 hd

167.73

−7.76

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	1,567	102.48	1,606	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,360	80.34	1,093	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,150	65.00	748	2thin

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	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$944	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,137	$1,768	22

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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	655	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	932	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,166	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,538	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,539	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,473	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	536	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	815	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	869	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,066	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	750	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	930	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	250	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	500	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	783	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	897	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,200	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,156	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,567	102.48/cwt	89.00–108.00	1,606	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	748	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	80.34/cwt	73.00–81.00	1,093	20
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	943.93/head	800.00–1,015.00	944	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	850	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,690.00/head	1,690.00–1,690.00	1,690	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,174	1,775.26/head	1,400.00–1,860.00	1,775	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,350	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	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 Apr 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 86Last week 0Year ago 29

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 0Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 0Year ago 16

Report supplied by market; High Cow/calf pair $2275

Feeder Sale Friday April 21, 2023

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	450	174.00	174.00
9	—	550	163.00	163.00
2	—	750	160.00	160.00
3	—	850	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	250	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	550	158.00	158.00
7	—	650	164.00	164.00
12	—	450	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	350	153.00	153.00
7	—	750	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	181.00	181.00
1	—	950	155.00	155.00
4	—	350	187.00	187.00
1	—	750	205.00	205.00
7	—	550	212.00	212.00
7	—	450	207.00	207.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,360	73.00–81.00	80.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,567	89.00–108.00	102.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	—	1,210	800.00–1,015.00	943.93

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	—	950	1,690.00	1,690.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,174	1,400.00–1,860.00	1,775.26

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	2,200.00	2,200.00

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.