Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2023-04-28

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Apr 28

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Apr 21Apr 28May 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

83 head

▼ 443 vs last sale 526▲ 61 vs year ago 22 · +277.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 14▼ 3 vs year ago 15 · −20.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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 $201.12/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$201.12

37 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,268

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$50.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.70

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	617	211.82	1,307	25
Medium and Large 2	679	183.00	1,243	5thin
Medium 1-2	601	181.56	1,092	5thin
Medium 2	748	161.50	1,207	2thin

One grade step is worth $50.32/cwt here — about $100 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 sale37 hd

201.12

—

WV average6 barns · 599 hd

225.82

−24.70

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%	Average	1,355	86.73	1,175	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	974	73.85	719	5thin

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)	1,150	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$1,475	1thin

Every lot

43 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	702	1
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	468	182.41/cwt	180.00–185.00	854	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	222.05/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,061	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	218.88/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,145	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	225.10/cwt	222.50–226.00	1,285	4
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	615	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,119	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	210.33/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,333	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,428	6
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	728	180.50/cwt	180.00–181.00	1,314	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	735	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,154	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	759	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,366	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	760	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,262	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	280	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	378	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	550	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	340	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	468	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	702	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	656	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	182.64/cwt	180.00–184.00	762	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	180.51/cwt	180.00–181.00	875	2
Heifers	—	Large 2	485	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	740	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	502	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	904	2
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	555	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	899	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	183.48/cwt	181.00–184.00	1,022	6
Heifers	—	Medium 2	615	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	972	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	620	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	924	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,097	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,194	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,303	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	202.54/cwt	200.00–205.00	679	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	870	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	435	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	666	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	893	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	490	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	784	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	925	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	80.57/cwt	78.00–84.00	733	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	69.37/cwt	68.00–72.00	705	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,312	82.05/cwt	76.00–85.00	1,076	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,463	98.43/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,440	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 83Last week 526Year ago 22

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 14Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	190.00	190.00
1	—	500	185.00	185.00
1	—	550	200.00	200.00
1	—	435	200.00	200.00
2	—	335	200.00–205.00	202.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	160.00	160.00
1	—	435	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	177.50	177.50
2	—	785	166.00	166.00
2	—	502	180.00	180.00
6	—	557	181.00–184.00	183.48
9	—	667	179.00	179.00
3	—	417	180.00–184.00	182.64
1	—	390	180.00	180.00
2	—	485	180.00–181.00	180.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	150.00	150.00
1	—	355	150.00	150.00
1	—	615	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	160.00	160.00
1	—	620	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	759	180.00	180.00
1	—	360	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	157.00	157.00
1	—	760	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	721	198.00	198.00
4	—	571	222.50–226.00	225.10
10	—	634	200.00–220.00	210.33
2	—	523	210.00–227.50	218.88
3	—	478	220.00–225.00	222.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	180.00–181.00	180.50
2	—	468	180.00–185.00	182.41
1	—	615	182.00	182.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,312	76.00–85.00	82.05
2	—	1,463	97.00–100.00	98.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	910	78.00–84.00	80.57
3	—	1,017	68.00–72.00	69.37

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 (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,475.00	1,475.00

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	—	1,150	1,100.00	1,100.00

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.