Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2023-08-04

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Aug 4

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Jul 14Aug 4Aug 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 15▲ 3 vs year ago 7 · +42.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 22▼ 3 vs year ago 16 · −18.8%

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 $180.33/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$180.33

6 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$676

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

$64.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.33

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	325	208.50	678	3thin
Medium and Large 2	558	156.25	871	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	940	144.00	1,354	1thin

One grade step is worth $64.50/cwt here — about −$676 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 sale6 hd

180.33

—

WV average5 barns · 66 hd

193.66

−13.33

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	1,970	133.00	2,620	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,398	98.55	1,378	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,270	71.83	912	3thin

Every lot

14 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 2	435	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	692	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	770	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,348	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	621	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	691	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	695	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	583	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,215	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	940	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,354	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,970	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,620	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,168	87.74/cwt	79.00–95.00	1,025	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,322	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,047	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,442	99.81/cwt	91.00–109.00	1,439	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,475	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	590	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 Aug 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 10Last week 15Year ago 7

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 22Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	180.00	180.00
1	—	440	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	183.00	183.00
1	—	270	230.00	230.00
1	—	325	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	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	—	770	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	159.00	159.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,970	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	77.00	77.00
6	—	1,442	91.00–109.00	99.81
1	—	1,175	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,168	79.00–95.00	87.74
1	—	1,475	40.00	40.00

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.