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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2024-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, May 31

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← May 3May 31Jun 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 38▲ 5 vs year ago 4 · +125.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 29▲ 27 vs year ago 13 · +207.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 57▼ 2 vs year ago 5 · −40.0%

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 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb heifers averaged $165.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −167.62 against this barn's trailing median of $332.62.

Average price

$165.00

1 head · 785 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,295

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−27.08

vs WV average

−73.81 vs national

Price by quality 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	785	165.00	1,295	1thin

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

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

165.00

—

WV average3 barns · 18 hd

192.08

−27.08

National average101 barns · 4,781 hd

238.81

−73.81

This barn, trailing median2 sales

332.62

−167.62

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	1,785	165.67	2,957	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,442	140.25	2,022	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,650	136.48	2,252	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,181	134.98	1,594	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,510	155.00	2,341	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,385	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$2,301	2thin

Every lot

17 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	650–700	Large 1	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	750–800	Medium 1	785	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,295	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium 1	850	163.75/cwt	160.00–167.50	1,392	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Small and Medium 1	560	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	924	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	580	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,508	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium 2	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,510	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,341	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,725	160.50/cwt	157.00–165.00	2,769	2
Bulls	—	—	1,905	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,353	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,165	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,196	135.52/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,621	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,245	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,768	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,413	146.24/cwt	142.00–153.00	2,066	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,465	135.35/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,983	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,650	136.48/cwt	136.00–137.00	2,252	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	2,301.26/head	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,301	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,385	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	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 May 31, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 9Last week 38Year ago 4

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 29Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 57Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	785	165.00	165.00
2	850–900	850	160.00–167.50	163.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,385	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,193	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,301.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	122.00	122.00
11	—	1,196	128.00–139.00	135.52
1	—	1,245	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,413	142.00–153.00	146.24
11	—	1,465	130.00–140.00	135.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,650	136.00–137.00	136.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,725	157.00–165.00	160.50
1	—	1,905	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	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.