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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2024-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Apr 12

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Mar 29Apr 12Apr 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 105▼ 88 vs year ago 144 · −61.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 39▼ 5 vs year ago 25 · −20.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 11▼ 28 vs year ago 35 · −80.0%

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 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $202.50/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −152.73 against this barn's trailing median of $355.23.

Average price

$202.50

4 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,076

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

per head · Medium 1 over Large 2

$25.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.84

vs WV average

−61.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	543	210.00	1,139	2thin
Large 1	535	205.00	1,097	1thin
Large 2	505	185.00	934	1thin

One grade step is worth $25.00/cwt here — about $205 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

202.50

—

WV average5 barns · 95 hd

230.34

−27.84

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−61.46

This barn, trailing median8 sales

355.23

−152.73

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 500–600 lb

8 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.30, low $303.86, median $355.23 across 8 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	—	High	2,040	131.00	2,672	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,320	115.32	1,522	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,129	83.93	948	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,140	122.00	1,391	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,261	$1,833	7

Every lot

42 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium 2	390	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	907	1
Steers	450–500	Large 2	480	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	960	1
Steers	500–550	Medium 2	500	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,175	1
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	523	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,504	2
Steers	500–550	Large 2	532	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,197	2
Steers	550–600	Medium 1Value Added	550	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,568	1
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	575	254.63/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,464	6
Steers	550–600	Medium 2	595	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,250	1
Steers	700–750	Medium 2	720	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,296	1
Steers	800–850	Medium 1	800	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,648	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium 1Unweaned	955	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,862	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium 2	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	375	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	675	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	450	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	810	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	485	235.81/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,144	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2-3	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Heifers	500–550	Large 2	505	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	934	1
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	535	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,097	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	614	208.68/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,281	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium 2	630	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,229	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium 2	730	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,241	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium 1	250	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	688	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium 1	302	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	664	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2-3	445	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	957	1
Bulls	500–550	Large 1	510	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,377	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	545	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,308	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium 2	585	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,082	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,140	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,391	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,590	1
Bulls	—	—	2,490	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	4,034	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	58.21/cwt	56.00–60.00	634	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	80.59/cwt	75.00–85.00	909	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,392	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,252	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	653	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,301	127.29/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,656	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,339	118.06/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,581	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,200	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,256	1,697.66/head	1,500.00–1,825.00	1,698	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,303	2,196.83/head	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,197	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 Apr 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 56Last week 105Year ago 144

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 39Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 11Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	120.00	120.00
1	350–400	375	180.00	180.00
1	450–500	450	180.00	180.00
1	600–650	630	195.00	195.00
1	700–750	730	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	485	235.00–236.00	235.81
1	500–550	535	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	550	220.00	220.00
9	600–650	614	200.00–220.00	208.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	232.50	232.50
1	500–550	500	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	595	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	720	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	287.50	287.50
6	550–600	575	240.00–262.50	254.63
1	800–850	800	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	955	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	200.00	200.00
2	500–550	532	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	250	275.00	275.00
2	300–350	302	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	545	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	270.00	270.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,303	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,196.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,256	1,500.00–1,825.00	1,697.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,490	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	51.00	51.00
4	—	1,301	125.00–131.00	127.29
6	—	1,339	113.00–123.00	118.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	75.00–85.00	80.59
1	—	1,170	107.00	107.00
2	—	1,090	56.00–60.00	58.21
1	—	1,170	119.00	119.00

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.