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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, May 26

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← May 19May 26Jun 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 36▼ 6 vs year ago 20 · −30.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 19▼ 3 vs year ago 11 · −27.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 7▲ 3 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $163.78/cwt on 9 head.

Average price

$163.78

9 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$749

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$35

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

$21.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.91

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	435	166.86	726	7thin
Medium 1-2	545	161.00	877	1thin
Medium and Large 2	525	145.00	761	1thin

One grade step is worth $21.86/cwt here — about −$35 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 sale9 hd

163.78

—

WV average5 barns · 119 hd

180.69

−16.91

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	1,593	111.37	1,774	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,307	80.97	1,058	3thin

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,050	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	750	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$1,775	1thin

Every lot

18 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	726	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	398	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	674	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	783	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	841	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2Fleshy	545	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	877	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	730	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	905	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	488	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 4Thin Fleshed	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,593	111.37/cwt	74.00–120.00	1,774	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,055	70.45/cwt	70.00–71.00	743	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,810	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,846	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	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 May 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 14Last week 36Year ago 20

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 19Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	175.00	175.00
1	—	445	176.00	176.00
1	—	475	177.00	177.00
1	—	240	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	135.00	135.00
1	—	525	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 4 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	100.00	100.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	750	1,400.00	1,400.00

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	1,775.00	1,775.00

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,050.00	1,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,593	74.00–120.00	111.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,055	70.00–71.00	70.45
1	—	1,810	102.00	102.00

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.