Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2023-08-18

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Aug 18

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

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Feeder Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 9▲ 51 vs year ago 4 · +1,275.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 9▲ 23 vs year ago 7 · +328.6%

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 $230.52/cwt on 22 head.

Average price

$230.52

22 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,214

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.53

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	527	230.52	1,214	22

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale22 hd

230.52

—

WV average3 barns · 336 hd

227.99

+2.53

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	1,740	126.76	2,206	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,383	100.67	1,392	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	97.00	1,528	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,173	89.84	1,053	12

Every lot

28 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	570	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,169	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,520	3
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	615	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,384	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,551	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,537	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	515	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	845	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	965	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	449	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,073	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,213	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,369	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,416	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,445	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	920	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,518	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	826	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,026	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,074	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,168	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	232.91/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,251	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 4	680	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	612	2
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 4	860	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	860	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,740	126.76/cwt	108.00–136.00	2,206	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	790	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	403	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,199	91.61/cwt	59.00–104.00	1,098	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,386	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,290	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,432	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,393	99.89/cwt	87.00–109.00	1,391	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,528	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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 55Last week 9Year ago 4

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 9Year ago 7

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,199	59.00–104.00	91.61
1	—	790	51.00	51.00
1	—	1,290	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	110.00	110.00
12	—	1,393	87.00–109.00	99.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,740	108.00–136.00	126.76

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	—	920	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	210.00	210.00
1	—	345	245.00	245.00
2	—	580	236.00	236.00
5	—	613	231.00	231.00
5	—	449	239.00	239.00
3	—	382	252.50	252.50
2	—	705	205.00	205.00
2	—	525	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	225.00	225.00
1	—	570	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	235.00	235.00
3	—	613	248.00	248.00
1	—	715	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	90.00	90.00
2	—	860	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	471	248.00	248.00
5	—	537	230.00–237.50	232.91
7	—	428	251.00	251.00
1	—	295	280.00	280.00
1	—	380	270.00	270.00

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.