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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2024-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Apr 26

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

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Feeder Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 0▼ 56 vs year ago 83 · −67.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 0▲ 5 vs year ago 12 · +41.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 2 · +0.0%

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 $149.17/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −206.07 against this barn's trailing median of $355.23.

Average price

$149.17

3 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$838

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$409

per head · Medium 1 over Medium 2

$67.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−105.70

vs WV average

−121.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	570	190.00	1,083	1thin
Small and Medium 1	565	135.00	763	1thin
Medium 2	550	122.50	674	1thin

One grade step is worth $67.50/cwt here — about $409 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale3 hd

149.17

—

WV average6 barns · 230 hd

254.87

−105.70

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−121.02

This barn, trailing median8 sales

355.23

−206.07

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	—	Average	1,360	133.00	1,809	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,115	114.02	1,271	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,400	113.68	1,591	13
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,495	136.00	2,033	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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,240	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$1,675	1thin

Every lot

28 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	400–450	Medium 1	420	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,187	1
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	536	297.80/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,596	5
Steers	500–550	Small and Medium 1	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	1
Steers	650–700	Large 2	685	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,028	1
Steers	750–800	Medium 1	785	221.46/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,738	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	310	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	620	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	355	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	639	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	430	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	882	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	473	232.38/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,099	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	550	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	674	1
Heifers	550–600	Small and Medium 1	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	570	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,083	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	630	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,071	1
Heifers	750–800	Large 1	790	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,185	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium 1	805	175.00/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,409	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium 2	832	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,082	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium 1	940	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	940	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	420	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,071	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium 2	620	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,054	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium 2	790	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,106	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,360	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,809	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	114.02/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,271	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	110.39/cwt	92.00–118.00	1,496	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,548	124.63/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,929	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,495	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,033	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,050	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1

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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 27Last week 0Year ago 83

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 0Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 2

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	108.00–119.00	114.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,548	124.00–125.00	124.63
10	—	1,355	92.00–118.00	110.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	136.00	136.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	1,950.00	1,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,675.00	1,675.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	282.50	282.50
5	500–550	536	290.00–310.00	297.80
2	750–800	785	218.00–225.00	221.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	430	205.00	205.00
2	450–500	473	225.00–240.00	232.38
1	550–600	570	190.00	190.00
1	600–650	630	170.00	170.00
1	800–850	805	165.00–175.00	175.00
1	900–950	940	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	180.00	180.00
1	550–600	550	122.50	122.50
1	800–850	832	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	790	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	170.00	170.00
1	750–800	790	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	625	200.00	200.00

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.