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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2024-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Jul 19

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Jun 28Jul 19Jul 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 9▼ 5 vs year ago 15 · −33.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 14▼ 6 vs year ago 22 · −27.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 1▼ 3 vs year ago 6 · −50.0%

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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $176.25/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$176.25

2 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$991

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$582

per head · Medium 1 over Large 2

$117.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−64.01

vs WV average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	540	235.00	1,269	1thin
Large 2	585	117.50	687	1thin

One grade step is worth $117.50/cwt here — about $582 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 sale2 hd

176.25

—

WV average2 barns · 14 hd

240.26

−64.01

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	1,480	170.50	2,523	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,227	132.60	1,627	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,096	106.73	1,170	8thin

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)	1,035	$1,160	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,338	$2,262	2thin

Every lot

19 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium 1	388	303.06/cwt	300.00–306.00	1,176	2
Steers	550–600	Large 2	565	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,187	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Large 1	330	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	726	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	385	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	924	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium 1	345	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	975	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	540	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,269	1
Bulls	550–600	Large 2	585	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	687	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium 2	680	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	901	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium 1	795	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,471	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,455	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,299	1
Bulls	—	—	1,505	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,754	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	760	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	304	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	970	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	114.12/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,301	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,193	125.15/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,493	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	137.16/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,654	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	123.49/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,566	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	1,160.00/head	1,160.00–1,160.00	1,160	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,338	2,262.15/head	1,850.00–2,600.00	2,262	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 Jul 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 10Last week 9Year ago 15

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 14Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	282.50	282.50
1	500–550	540	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	795	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	300.00–306.00	303.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	40.00	40.00
3	—	1,140	110.00–120.00	114.12
3	—	1,193	122.00–128.00	125.15
1	—	1,010	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,206	135.00–143.00	137.16
2	—	1,268	120.00–128.00	123.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	158.00	158.00
1	—	1,505	183.00	183.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,338	1,850.00–2,600.00	2,262.15

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	—	1,035	1,160.00	1,160.00

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.