Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2023-11-17

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Nov 17

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Nov 10Nov 17Jan 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 8▲ 9 vs year ago 7 · +128.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 21▲ 11 vs year ago 7 · +157.1%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleWed Sep 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Similar head run compared to last week with a lower offering of Slaughter Cattle made up by gains in Feeders. No test on Feeders, Slaughter Cows selling steady today. Feeder Pigs, $20-$32.50 per cwt; Slaughter Hogs selling up to $90.

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 $200.36/cwt on 14 head.

Average price

$200.36

14 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,012

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$298

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium 1

$17.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.52

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	350	215.00	753	2thin
Medium 1	531	197.92	1,051	12thin

One grade step is worth $17.08/cwt here — about −$298 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 sale14 hd

200.36

—

WV average5 barns · 431 hd

216.88

−16.52

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	1,442	130.65	1,884	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,777	94.57	1,680	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,357	94.32	1,280	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,063	72.17	767	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,560	74.00	1,154	1thin

Every lot

14 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 1	300	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	510	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	753	2
Steers	—	Medium 1	400	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	820	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	567	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,134	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,178	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,560	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,154	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,442	130.65/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,884	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	730	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	256	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,107	76.95/cwt	60.00–87.00	852	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	89.82/cwt	84.00–96.00	1,051	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,265	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,202	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,543	98.83/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,525	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	103.30/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,601	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	2,003	85.83/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,719	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 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 16Last week 8Year ago 7

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 21Year ago 7

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,543	96.00–102.00	98.83
2	—	1,170	84.00–96.00	89.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	95.00	95.00
1	—	730	35.00	35.00
3	—	1,107	60.00–87.00	76.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,003	83.00–88.00	85.83
2	—	1,550	99.00–107.00	103.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,442	128.00–134.00	130.65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	205.00	205.00
1	—	300	170.00	170.00
10	—	567	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	155.00	155.00

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.