Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2023-09-29

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Sep 29

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Sep 22Sep 29Oct 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

53 head

▼ 56 vs last sale 109▼ 45 vs year ago 98 · −45.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 18▼ 27 vs year ago 50 · −54.0%

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 $231.90/cwt on 19 head.

Average price

$231.90

19 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,086

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$296

per head · Medium 1 over Small and Medium 2

$109.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.51

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	409	259.24	1,061	13thin
Medium 2	634	180.25	1,142	4thin
Large 2	530	165.00	875	1thin
Small and Medium 2	510	150.00	765	1thin

One grade step is worth $109.24/cwt here — about $296 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 sale19 hd

231.90

—

WV average8 barns · 1,181 hd

246.42

−14.51

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	1,903	108.38	2,062	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,335	87.91	1,174	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,187	74.24	881	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,745	74.00	1,291	1thin

Every lot

43 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 1	270	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	729	2
Steers	—	Medium 1	325	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	845	3
Steers	—	Medium 1	385	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	963	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	432	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,145	2
Steers	—	Medium 1	486	272.55/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,325	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	510	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	944	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	525	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,168	1
Steers	—	Large 2	530	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	875	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	610	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,135	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	665	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,230	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	750	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,238	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	343	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	370	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	777	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	589	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	475	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	998	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	485	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	873	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	535	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	910	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	555	206.61/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,147	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1	600	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	960	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1	688	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,170	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1	815	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,394	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	905	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,335	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	125	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	150	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	258	148.23/cwt	147.50–149.00	382	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 2	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	470	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	945	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	497	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,108	2
Bulls	—	Medium 1	505	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,318	2
Bulls	—	Medium 1	629	189.80/cwt	181.00–194.00	1,194	3
Bulls	—	Medium 1	660	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,195	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	755	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,095	2
Bulls	—	Medium 1	830	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,536	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,903	108.38/cwt	105.00–110.00	2,062	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	51.50/cwt	50.00–53.00	571	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,171	66.32/cwt	61.00–72.00	777	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,190	95.61/cwt	91.00–105.00	1,138	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,226	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,293	80.79/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,045	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,358	84.36/cwt	76.00–87.00	1,146	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,745	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,291	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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 53Last week 109Year ago 98

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 18Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	181.00	181.00
3	—	629	181.00–194.00	189.80
2	—	497	223.00	223.00
2	—	505	261.00	261.00
1	—	830	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	201.00	201.00
1	—	125	120.00	120.00
2	—	258	147.50–149.00	148.23
2	—	755	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	222.50	222.50
1	—	575	230.00	230.00
2	—	270	270.00	270.00
3	—	486	260.00–279.00	272.55
1	—	385	250.00	250.00
3	—	325	260.00	260.00
2	—	432	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	185.00	185.00
1	—	510	185.00	185.00
1	—	610	186.00	186.00
1	—	750	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	140.00	140.00
1	—	380	155.00	155.00
1	—	535	170.00	170.00
1	—	485	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	688	170.00	170.00
1	—	370	210.00	210.00
1	—	815	171.00	171.00
1	—	500	200.00	200.00
1	—	475	210.00	210.00
2	—	600	160.00	160.00
3	—	555	200.00–210.00	206.61
1	—	905	147.50	147.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,903	105.00–110.00	108.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,190	91.00–105.00	95.61
4	—	1,171	61.00–72.00	66.32
2	—	1,108	50.00–53.00	51.50
2	—	1,293	77.00–84.00	80.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	95.00	95.00
4	—	1,358	76.00–87.00	84.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	74.00	74.00

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.