Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2023-08-25

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Aug 25

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Aug 18Aug 25Sep 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 55▲ 15 vs year ago 34 · +44.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 30▲ 13 vs year ago 10 · +130.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 2 · +0.0%

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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $224.96/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$224.96

20 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,284

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$24.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.68

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	580	232.29	1,346	14thin
Medium and Large 2	550	207.86	1,144	6thin

One grade step is worth $24.43/cwt here — about $203 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 sale20 hd

224.96

—

WV average4 barns · 201 hd

239.64

−14.68

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	1,678	125.96	2,114	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,315	108.84	1,431	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,101	78.44	863	10

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,150	2thin

Every lot

29 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,147	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	873	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	512	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,280	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	186.08/cwt	177.50–195.00	958	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	232.25/cwt	210.00–255.00	1,340	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	588	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,382	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,373	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,678	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	708	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,328	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	191.88/cwt	175.00–200.00	739	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	841	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	558	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,283	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,383	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,226	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,448	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,013	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	505	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	752	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,096	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	595	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	887	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	765	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,205	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,678	125.96/cwt	110.00–136.00	2,114	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	730	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	431	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	55.28/cwt	53.00–58.00	546	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,186	87.83/cwt	74.00–97.00	1,042	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	113.78/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,382	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,365	106.37/cwt	95.00–114.00	1,452	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,015	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 49Last week 55Year ago 34

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 30Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	188.00	188.00
1	—	405	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	149.00	149.00
1	—	595	149.00	149.00
1	—	765	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	175.00–200.00	191.88
2	—	558	230.00	230.00
2	—	410	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	658	220.00	220.00
1	—	645	190.00	190.00
3	—	595	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	235.00	235.00
1	—	610	225.00	225.00
2	—	515	177.50–195.00	186.08
1	—	485	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	245.00	245.00
4	—	577	210.00–255.00	232.25
2	—	480	239.00	239.00
1	—	525	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	187.50	187.50

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	—	1,165	1,225.00	1,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,075.00	1,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,678	110.00–136.00	125.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,186	74.00–97.00	87.83
2	—	988	53.00–58.00	55.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,215	109.00–117.00	113.78
6	—	1,365	95.00–114.00	106.37

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.