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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Sep 1

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Aug 25Sep 1Sep 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 49▲ 6 vs year ago 34 · +17.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 23▲ 11 vs year ago 10 · +110.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 2▲ 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $198.27/cwt on 16 head.

Average price

$198.27

16 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,027

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$11

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

$58.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.01

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	451	216.84	977	10thin
Medium and Large 2	620	182.00	1,128	2thin
Large 2	715	165.00	1,180	1thin
Medium 1-2	610	158.33	966	3thin

One grade step is worth $58.51/cwt here — about $11 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 sale16 hd

198.27

—

WV average5 barns · 418 hd

217.28

−19.01

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	1,677	133.90	2,245	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,253	117.80	1,476	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,153	109.51	1,262	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 Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,123	$1,190	2thin

Every lot

35 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	410	177.48/cwt	175.00–180.00	728	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	411	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	925	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	592	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,480	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,848	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	880	154.97/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,364	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	935	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,426	1
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	975	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,755	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,045	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,620	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,110	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,526	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	363	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	835	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	749	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	217.98/cwt	210.00–222.50	942	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,030	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	928	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	555	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	916	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,342	1
Heifers	—	Large 2	715	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,180	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,588	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	915	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,281	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	953	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,152	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,189	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	670	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	925	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	725	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,305	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	940	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,504	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	955	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,528	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	955	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,385	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,650	128.60/cwt	128.00–129.00	2,122	2
Bulls	—	—	1,695	137.43/cwt	134.00–142.00	2,329	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,151	107.89/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,242	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,346	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	114.49/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,417	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	123.60/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,580	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	1,189.59/head	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,190	2

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 Sep 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 40Last week 49Year ago 34

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 23Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 2

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,695	134.00–142.00	137.43
2	—	1,650	128.00–129.00	128.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,278	120.00–129.00	123.60
7	—	1,238	108.00–119.00	114.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	116.00	116.00
4	—	1,151	104.00–111.00	107.89

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,123	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,189.59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	175.00	175.00
1	—	710	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	202.50	202.50
1	—	515	200.00	200.00
5	—	432	210.00–222.50	217.98
1	—	735	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	140.00	140.00
1	—	555	165.00	165.00
1	—	360	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	145.00	145.00
1	—	670	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	232.50	232.50
1	—	480	240.00	240.00
1	—	580	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	160.00	160.00
1	—	725	180.00	180.00
1	—	955	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	210.00	210.00
1	—	592	250.00	250.00
1	—	411	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	155.00	155.00
1	—	935	152.50	152.50
1	—	1,110	137.50	137.50
2	—	880	150.00–160.00	154.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	175.00–180.00	177.48
1	—	975	180.00	180.00

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.