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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Oct 27

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Oct 20Oct 27Nov 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 80 vs last sale 97▼ 44 vs year ago 61 · −72.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 64 vs last sale 82▼ 1 vs year ago 19 · −5.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 131 vs last sale 132▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $164.83/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$164.83

6 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$249

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

$70.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.56

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	355	195.00	692	3thin
Large 2	520	154.00	801	1thin
Large 1	753	125.00	941	2thin

One grade step is worth $70.00/cwt here — about −$249 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 sale6 hd

164.83

—

WV average5 barns · 187 hd

182.39

−17.56

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	1,757	119.68	2,102	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,143	94.67	1,082	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,493	81.42	1,215	8thin

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 Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$1,010	1thin

Every lot

21 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	—	Medium 1	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	615	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	923	1
Steers	—	Large 1	675	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,073	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	745	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,185	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1	305	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	564	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	555	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	999	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	610	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,019	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1	650	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	982	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	692	3
Bulls	—	Large 2	520	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	801	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	753	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	941	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,755	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,457	1
Bulls	—	—	1,757	112.90/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,984	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	950	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,140	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	850	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,315	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,197	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	966	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,509	83.05/cwt	77.00–86.00	1,253	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	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 Oct 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 17Last week 97Year ago 61

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 82Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 132Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	355	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	753	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	180.00	180.00
1	—	305	185.00	185.00
1	—	610	167.00	167.00
1	—	395	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	159.00	159.00
1	—	385	200.00	200.00
1	—	615	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	159.00	159.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,010.00	1,010.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,757	109.00–116.00	112.90
1	—	1,755	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	91.00	91.00
1	—	1,165	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,509	77.00–86.00	83.05
1	—	1,380	70.00	70.00

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.