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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2024-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Jun 7

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← May 31Jun 7Jun 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 9▲ 3 vs year ago 1 · +300.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 40▲ 20 vs year ago 12 · +166.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 3▼ 11 vs year ago 15 · −73.3%

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 $170.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −162.62 against this barn's trailing median of $332.62.

Average price

$170.00

2 head · 725 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,233

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−16.50

vs WV average

−70.77 vs national

Price by quality 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	725	170.00	1,233	2thin

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 sale2 hd

170.00

—

WV average3 barns · 4 hd

186.50

−16.50

National average136 barns · 7,517 hd

240.77

−70.77

This barn, trailing median2 sales

332.62

−162.62

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	1,770	163.68	2,897	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,425	141.38	2,015	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,704	130.24	2,219	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,285	99.50	1,279	2thin

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
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,227	$1,808	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,315	$2,200	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 · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,357	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	745	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,099	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	965	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,530	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,770	163.68/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,897	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,250	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,163	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,320	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,399	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	139.71/cwt	116.00–149.00	1,956	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,558	150.27/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,341	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,704	130.24/cwt	127.00–135.00	2,219	7
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	965	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,575	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	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 Jun 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4Last week 9Year ago 1

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 40Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 3Year ago 15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,400	116.00–149.00	139.71
3	—	1,558	145.00–155.00	150.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	93.00	93.00
1	—	1,320	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,704	127.00–135.00	130.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,770	160.00–167.00	163.68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	765	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	147.50	147.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	965	1,425.00	1,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,140	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,575	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	2,200.00	2,200.00

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.