Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2023-11-10

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Nov 10

● Final12 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Nov 3Nov 10Nov 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 29▼ 19 vs year ago 27 · −70.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 19▲ 3 vs year ago 18 · +16.7%

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 $166.25/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$166.25

4 head · 374 lb average

Value per head Derived

$621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$47

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

$13.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.72

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	358	169.67	608	3thin
Medium and Large 2	420	156.00	655	1thin

One grade step is worth $13.67/cwt here — about −$47 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 sale4 hd

166.25

—

WV average5 barns · 167 hd

187.97

−21.72

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	2,025	112.00	2,268	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	89.04	1,096	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,163	81.74	950	12

Every lot

12 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,014	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	528	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	655	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	746	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,025	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	2,268	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,070	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	963	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,131	81.07/cwt	71.00–91.00	917	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,245	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	697	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,254	88.90/cwt	81.00–93.00	1,115	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,263	97.61/cwt	87.00–106.00	1,233	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 Nov 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 8Last week 29Year ago 27

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 19Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	176.00	176.00
1	—	475	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	164.00	164.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,025	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,254	81.00–93.00	88.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,131	71.00–91.00	81.07
2	—	1,263	87.00–106.00	97.61
1	—	1,245	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	90.00	90.00

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.