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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Sep 8

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Sep 1Sep 8Sep 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

138 head

▲ 98 vs last sale 40▲ 126 vs year ago 12 · +1,050.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

66 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 21▲ 48 vs year ago 18 · +266.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 2▲ 0 vs year ago 1 · +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 $222.18/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$222.18

62 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,171

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$286

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$74.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.96

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	242.43	1,296	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	512	227.54	1,166	15thin
Medium 1	471	226.65	1,068	18thin
Medium 2	380	200.60	762	5thin
Medium and Large 2	562	194.60	1,094	5thin
Large 1	944	167.51	1,581	4thin

One grade step is worth $74.92/cwt here — about −$286 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 sale62 hd

222.18

—

WV average4 barns · 215 hd

234.14

−11.96

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	1,787	130.72	2,336	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,409	111.46	1,570	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,078	95.69	1,031	32

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)	1,150	$1,150	1thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	255	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	485	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	285	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	641	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	288	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	579	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	295	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	767	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	348	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	849	2
Steers	—	Medium 1	373	232.45/cwt	230.00–240.00	867	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	410	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	800	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	420	227.61/cwt	223.00–245.00	956	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	217.02/cwt	215.00–219.00	933	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	452	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,141	3
Steers	—	Medium 1	505	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,212	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,213	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,150	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,347	9
Steers	—	Medium 1	570	228.26/cwt	222.50–237.50	1,301	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	625	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,281	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,238	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,287	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	665	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,456	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,501	2
Steers	—	Large 1	803	187.52/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,506	2
Steers	—	Large 1	905	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,493	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	1,025	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,589	1
Steers	—	Large 1	1,265	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,645	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	310	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	667	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	342	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	783	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1	385	221.60/cwt	220.00–225.00	853	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	425	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	808	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	427	218.46/cwt	216.00–220.00	933	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	433	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	931	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	968	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	475	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	998	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	475	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	962	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1	480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	816	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	485	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,067	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	214.20/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,133	21
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1	535	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	615	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	536	208.29/cwt	206.00–215.00	1,116	4
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1	560	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	952	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,295	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	820	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,484	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,247	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	880	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,672	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	955	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,361	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	1,105	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,580	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	360	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	909	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,079	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	437	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	957	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	517	224.66/cwt	219.00–227.50	1,161	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,254	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	730	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,577	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,675	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,362	1
Bulls	—	—	1,815	128.15/cwt	124.00–132.00	2,326	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	797	75.77/cwt	73.00–79.00	604	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	88.16/cwt	81.00–96.00	880	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,192	103.89/cwt	97.00–109.00	1,238	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,210	112.69/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,364	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	103.56/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,393	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,763	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,423	111.17/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,582	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,438	116.82/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,680	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	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 Sep 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 138Last week 40Year ago 12

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 21Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	165.00	165.00
2	—	803	180.00–195.00	187.52
1	—	1,265	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	219.00	219.00
2	—	430	215.00–219.00	217.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	667	225.00	225.00
1	—	295	260.00	260.00
9	—	559	241.00	241.00
3	—	452	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	219.00	219.00
1	—	285	225.00	225.00
3	—	570	222.50–237.50	228.26
2	—	348	244.00	244.00
1	—	505	240.00	240.00
5	—	420	223.00–245.00	227.61
4	—	373	230.00–240.00	232.45
1	—	1,025	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	525	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	190.00	190.00
1	—	650	198.00	198.00
3	—	635	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	205.00	205.00
3	—	288	201.00	201.00
1	—	410	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	210.00	210.00
2	—	433	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	115.00	115.00
1	—	560	170.00	170.00
1	—	480	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	215.00	215.00
21	—	529	209.00–220.00	214.20
1	—	955	142.50	142.50
1	—	875	142.50	142.50
1	—	700	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	220.00	220.00
5	—	427	216.00–220.00	218.46
1	—	1,105	143.00	143.00
3	—	385	220.00–225.00	221.60
4	—	536	206.00–215.00	208.29
1	—	820	181.00	181.00
3	—	342	229.00	229.00
1	—	880	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	215.00	215.00
3	—	525	200.00	200.00
1	—	425	190.00	190.00
1	—	475	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	260.00	260.00
1	—	360	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	220.00	220.00
1	—	730	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	217.00	217.00
3	—	437	219.00	219.00
4	—	517	219.00–227.50	224.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,438	115.00–120.00	116.82
13	—	1,423	108.00–115.00	111.17
6	—	1,345	101.00–106.00	103.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	797	73.00–79.00	75.77
13	—	998	81.00–96.00	88.16
3	—	1,210	110.00–115.00	112.69
13	—	1,192	97.00–109.00	103.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	141.00	141.00
4	—	1,815	124.00–132.00	128.15

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	—	1,150	1,150.00	1,150.00

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.