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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-06-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Jun 30

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Jun 23Jun 30Jul 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 19▲ 3 vs year ago 10 · +30.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 19▲ 1 vs year ago 11 · +9.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 3▲ 2 vs year ago 3 · +66.7%

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 $202.71/cwt on 12 head.

Average price

$202.71

12 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$982

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

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

$34.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.91

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	508	214.06	1,087	8thin
Medium 1-2	438	180.00	788	4thin

One grade step is worth $34.06/cwt here — about $299 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 sale12 hd

202.71

—

WV average3 barns · 53 hd

199.79

+2.91

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	2,160	134.00	2,894	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,384	98.99	1,370	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,810	92.00	1,665	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,147	88.56	1,016	6thin

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)	875	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$1,654	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,525	1thin

Every lot

22 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,187	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	624	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	370	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	666	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	410	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	738	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,120	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,195	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	600	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,080	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	210	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	483	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	400	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	540	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	941	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,160	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,894	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	81.08/cwt	75.00–84.00	872	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,208	89.07/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,076	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,235	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,346	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,240	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,364	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,365	100.48/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,372	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,570	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,350	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,810	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,665	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	875	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	1,654.23/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,654	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 13Last week 19Year ago 10

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 19Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 3Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	180.00	180.00
1	—	410	180.00	180.00
1	—	600	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	527	212.50	212.50
2	—	583	205.00	205.00
1	—	260	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	230.00	230.00
1	—	570	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,160	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	100.00–101.00	100.48
1	—	1,570	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,075	75.00–84.00	81.08
2	—	1,208	87.00–91.00	89.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	92.00	92.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,065	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,654.23

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	875	1,350.00	1,350.00

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.