Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2023-07-14

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Jul 14

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Jun 30Jul 14Aug 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 13▲ 12 vs year ago 3 · +400.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 12▲ 12 vs year ago 10 · +120.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 5▲ 2 vs year ago 4 · +50.0%

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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $181.95/cwt on 9 head.

Average price

$181.95

9 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,119

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$92

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

$10.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.66

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	558	189.17	1,056	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	644	178.34	1,148	6thin

One grade step is worth $10.83/cwt here — about −$92 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

181.95

—

WV average3 barns · 113 hd

176.29

+5.66

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	—	High	1,470	122.35	1,798	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,537	103.55	1,592	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,835	97.66	1,792	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,039	88.31	918	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
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,100	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,345	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,188	$1,363	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	938	$1,263	2thin

Every lot

24 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,544	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	870	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,240	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,137	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	502	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,029	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,017	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	670	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,055	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,267	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	176.27/cwt	170.00–182.50	1,239	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,281	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,392	119.83/cwt	96.00–133.00	1,668	7
Bulls	—	—	2,015	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,821	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	722	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	88.19/cwt	84.00–95.00	901	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,239	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,205	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,193	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,597	103.31/cwt	95.00–114.00	1,650	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,835	97.66/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,792	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	830	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,045	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,170	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	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 Jul 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 15Last week 13Year ago 3

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 12Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 5Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	180.00	180.00
1	—	685	185.00	185.00
1	—	840	152.50	152.50
2	—	703	170.00–182.50	176.27
1	—	365	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	502	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	772	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	142.50	142.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	1,200.00	1,200.00

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)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,275.00	1,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,325.00	1,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,835	95.00–100.00	97.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	78.00	78.00
3	—	1,022	84.00–95.00	88.19
1	—	1,205	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	105.00	105.00
6	—	1,597	95.00–114.00	103.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,015	140.00	140.00
7	—	1,392	96.00–133.00	119.83

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.