Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2023-11-03

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Nov 3

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Oct 27Nov 3Nov 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 17▲ 2 vs year ago 27 · +7.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 18▲ 1 vs year ago 18 · +5.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 1▲ 7 vs year ago 5 · +140.0%

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 $102.19/cwt on 13 head.

Average price

$102.19

13 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$503

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$86.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−93.69

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	527	141.81	747	3thin
Medium 2	595	122.00	726	3thin
Large 1	760	90.00	684	1thin
Large 2	659	80.50	530	4thin
Small and Medium 1	645	70.00	452	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	445	55.00	245	1thin

One grade step is worth $86.81/cwt here — about $503 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 sale13 hd

102.19

—

WV average6 barns · 622 hd

195.88

−93.69

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	1,580	106.00	1,675	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,488	80.33	1,195	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,138	77.94	887	6thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,039	$1,530	12

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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Large 1	350	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	501	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	411	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	506	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	430	151.45/cwt	147.00–156.00	651	2
Steers	—	Medium 1	490	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	774	1
Steers	—	Large 2	525	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	452	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Large 2	285	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	299	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	245	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	483	141.22/cwt	140.00–142.50	682	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	493	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	616	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1	615	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	879	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1	645	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	452	1
Heifers	—	Large 2	735	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	485	1
Heifers	—	Large 2	750	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	420	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	760	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	684	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	800	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	928	1
Heifers	—	Large 2	865	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	822	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 1	310	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	481	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	363	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	545	2
Bulls	—	Medium 1Value Added	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	435	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	666	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	462	149.69/cwt	147.00–151.00	692	3
Bulls	—	Medium 1	555	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	866	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	690	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	807	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,580	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,675	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	830	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,172	76.33/cwt	74.00–79.00	895	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	875	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,535	82.40/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,265	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,039	1,529.51/head	1,475.00–1,600.00	1,530	12

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 Nov 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 29Last week 17Year ago 27

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 18Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 1Year ago 5

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	86.00	86.00
5	—	1,172	74.00–79.00	76.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	70.00	70.00
5	—	1,535	80.00–89.00	82.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	106.00	106.00

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
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,039	1,475.00–1,600.00	1,529.51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	150.00	150.00
3	—	462	147.00–151.00	149.69
1	—	555	156.00	156.00
1	—	435	153.00	153.00
1	—	310	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	116.00	116.00
2	—	493	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	66.00	66.00
1	—	285	105.00	105.00
1	—	865	95.00	95.00
1	—	750	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	140.00–142.50	141.22
1	—	615	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	147.00–156.00	151.45
1	—	490	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	411	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	86.00	86.00

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.