Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2024-08-02

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2024-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Aug 2

● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Jul 26Aug 2Aug 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 26▼ 4 vs year ago 10 · −40.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 42▲ 8 vs year ago 13 · +61.5%

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 300–400 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

300–400 lb heifers averaged $234.17/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −79.07 against this barn's trailing median of $313.24.

Average price

$234.17

3 head · 365 lb average

Value per head Derived

$855

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−36.52

vs WV average

−60.30 vs national

Price by quality 300–400 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	365	234.17	855	3thin

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

How it compared 300–400 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

234.17

—

WV average4 barns · 33 hd

270.69

−36.52

National average137 barns · 2,862 hd

294.47

−60.30

This barn, trailing median1 sales

313.24

−79.07

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	1,898	140.60	2,669	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,397	134.38	1,877	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	118.00	1,829	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,178	94.10	1,109	11

Every lot

11 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	250–300	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	295	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	841	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	234.17/cwt	232.50–235.00	855	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	612	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,188	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,880	138.40/cwt	125.00–147.00	2,602	2
Bulls	—	—	1,935	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,806	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	20.42/cwt	18.00–22.00	202	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,162	104.21/cwt	80.00–126.00	1,211	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,337	123.01/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,645	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,397	134.38/cwt	121.00–142.00	1,877	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,829	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 Aug 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6Last week 26Year ago 10

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 42Year ago 13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,337	122.00–124.00	123.01
6	—	1,162	80.00–126.00	104.21
2	—	988	18.00–22.00	20.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,397	121.00–142.00	134.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,880	125.00–147.00	138.40
1	—	1,935	145.00	145.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	232.50–235.00	234.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	440	270.00	270.00

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.