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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Jun 23

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Jun 16Jun 23Jun 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 46▲ 9 vs year ago 10 · +90.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 38▲ 8 vs year ago 11 · +72.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 18▲ 0 vs year ago 3 · +0.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleWed Sep 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Special Boer Goat Dispersal June 30, 2023*

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 $183.50/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$183.50

8 head · 677 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,241

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$550

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1-2

$40.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.41

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	388	212.48	824	2thin
Medium and Large 2	720	177.50	1,278	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	799	172.00	1,374	4thin

One grade step is worth $40.48/cwt here — about −$550 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 sale8 hd

183.50

—

WV average4 barns · 51 hd

197.90

−14.41

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	2,025	127.00	2,572	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,429	90.47	1,293	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	79.09	820	8thin

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	(<2 yrs)	955	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,198	$1,525	2thin

Every lot

20 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 3Thin Fleshed	388	212.48/cwt	210.00–215.00	824	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,193	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	795	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,352	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	799	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,374	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,017	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2	590	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,033	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,302	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	985	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,330	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	430	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	925	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	540	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,107	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,096	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,025	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,572	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	77.96/cwt	64.00–91.00	780	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,290	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,122	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,415	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,486	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,431	88.85/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,271	9
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	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 1-2	1,155	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	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 Jun 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 19Last week 46Year ago 10

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 38Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 18Year ago 3

*Special Boer Goat Dispersal June 30, 2023*

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,000	64.00–91.00	77.96
1	—	1,290	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	105.00	105.00
9	—	1,431	84.00–95.00	88.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,025	127.00	127.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	1,500.00	1,500.00

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	—	955	1,500.00	1,500.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	170.00	170.00
1	—	645	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	799	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	210.00–215.00	212.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	200.00	200.00
1	—	930	140.00	140.00
1	—	535	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	707	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	215.00	215.00

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.