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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2024-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Mar 8

● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Jan 26Mar 8Mar 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 3▼ 4 vs year ago 13 · −30.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 10▼ 24 vs year ago 26 · −92.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 0▲ 8 vs year ago 3 · +266.7%

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

Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb heifers averaged $260.00/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −151.00 against this barn's trailing median of $411.00.

Average price

$260.00

4 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,225

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+15.64

vs WV average

−26.71 vs national

Price by quality 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	471	260.00	1,225	4thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

260.00

—

WV average4 barns · 68 hd

244.36

+15.64

National average180 barns · 11,365 hd

286.71

−26.71

This barn, trailing median7 sales

411.00

−151.00

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 400–500 lb

7 sales

Heifers 400–500 lb: high $434.17, low $311.95, median $411.00 across 7 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,305	127.00	1,657	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,560	114.00	1,778	1thin

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 Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,540	$2,254	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,743	$2,044	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,268	$2,350	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$1,650	1thin

Every lot

11 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 · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,045	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	447	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,162	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,287	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium 2	795	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,352	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,305	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,657	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,560	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,778	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,145	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,390	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,540	2,253.84/head	2,100.00–2,375.00	2,254	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,743	2,043.97/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,044	4

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 Mar 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 9Last week 3Year ago 13

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2Last week 10Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 0Year ago 3

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	127.00	127.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	2,300.00	2,300.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,390	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,540	2,100.00–2,375.00	2,253.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,743	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,043.97

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,300	1,650.00	1,650.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	270.00	270.00
2	400–450	447	260.00	260.00
2	450–500	495	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	795	170.00	170.00

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.