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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, May 19

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← May 12May 19May 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 51▲ 19 vs year ago 17 · +111.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 18▲ 0 vs year ago 19 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 6▲ 1 vs year ago 6 · +16.7%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleWed Sep 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Very Acive trade on a light test of slaughter cows and Bulls

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 $161.35/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$161.35

20 head · 621 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,002

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$34.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.56

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	523	173.00	904	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	648	168.95	1,095	12thin
Medium and Large 2-3	525	161.00	845	1thin
Medium and Large 3	615	138.50	852	5thin

One grade step is worth $34.50/cwt here — about $52 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 sale20 hd

161.35

—

WV average5 barns · 225 hd

186.91

−25.56

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	1,881	128.03	2,408	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,775	113.00	2,006	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,314	109.21	1,435	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,082	94.92	1,027	9thin

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,425	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,280	$1,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,108	$1,353	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$975	1thin

Every lot

29 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 1-2Fleshy	570	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	941	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	763	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,251	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,512	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,125	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,378	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	760	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	845	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	748	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	762	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	604	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,039	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	625	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,031	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	167.43/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,122	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	945	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	775	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,046	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	435	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	903	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	178.57/cwt	167.50–190.00	854	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	840	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	935	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	157.66/cwt	150.00–166.00	990	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,129	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,881	128.03/cwt	110.00–138.00	2,408	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	99.29/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,049	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,102	91.43/cwt	81.00–104.00	1,008	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	104.38/cwt	94.00–112.00	1,261	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,473	116.46/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,715	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,775	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,006	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	850	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	1,353.34/head	1,235.00–1,460.00	1,353	2

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 May 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 36Last week 51Year ago 17

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 18Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 6Year ago 6

Very Acive trade on a light test of slaughter cows and Bulls

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,056	90.00–106.00	99.29
5	—	1,102	81.00–104.00	91.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	115.00–118.00	116.46
3	—	1,208	94.00–112.00	104.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,881	110.00–138.00	128.03

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,425	1,500.00	1,500.00

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,108	1,235.00–1,460.00	1,353.34

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	975.00	975.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	142.50	142.50
1	—	775	135.00	135.00
1	—	575	132.50	132.50
1	—	675	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	604	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	670	165.00–170.00	167.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	170.00	170.00
3	—	628	150.00–166.00	157.66
2	—	660	171.00	171.00
2	—	478	167.50–190.00	178.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	160.00	160.00
1	—	435	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	164.00	164.00
1	—	570	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	122.50	122.50

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.