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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2024-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Jun 28

● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Jun 7Jun 28Jul 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

9 head

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

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 32▲ 2 vs year ago 12 · +16.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 4▼ 4 vs year ago 5 · −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

Steers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb steers averaged $295.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −150.61 against this barn's trailing median of $445.61.

Average price

$295.00

1 head · 420 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,239

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.32

vs WV average

−21.43 vs national

Price by quality 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	420	295.00	1,239	1thin

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 sale1 hd

295.00

—

WV average4 barns · 15 hd

298.32

−3.32

National average140 barns · 4,206 hd

316.43

−21.43

This barn, trailing median4 sales

445.61

−150.61

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

4 sales

Steers 400–500 lb: high $521.65, low $357.94, median $445.61 across 4 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	1,743	206.15	3,593	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,420	159.00	2,258	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,104	132.54	1,463	9thin
Steers	Standard	Average	2,045	168.00	3,436	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)	1,285	$2,500	1thin

Every lot

13 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium 1	205	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	431	1
Steers	300–350	Medium 1	330	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,073	1
Steers	350–400	Medium 1	385	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,078	1
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	420	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,239	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Large 1	330	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	743	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Standard	2,045	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	3,436	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,743	206.15/cwt	200.00–212.00	3,593	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	112.01/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,140	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	123.13/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,266	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	137.15/cwt	131.00–142.00	1,564	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,210	155.56/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,882	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,258	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 9Last week 4Year ago 13

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 32Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 4Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	210.00	210.00
1	300–350	330	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	385	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	420	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	225.00	225.00

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	—	1,285	2,500.00	2,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,210	155.00–156.00	155.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,140	131.00–142.00	137.15
2	—	1,018	111.00–113.00	112.01
2	—	1,028	121.00–125.00	123.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,743	200.00–212.00	206.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,045	168.00	168.00

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.