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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2024-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Aug 9

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

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Feeder Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 6▲ 19 vs year ago 9 · +211.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 21▲ 2 vs year ago 9 · +22.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 0▲ 9 vs year ago 1 · +900.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleWed Sep 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 122lb cow/calf pair deleted

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb heifers averaged $230.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −181.00 against this barn's trailing median of $411.00.

Average price

$230.00

2 head · 418 lb average

Value per head Derived

$960

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$40.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.68

vs WV average

−27.07 vs national

Price by quality 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	415	250.00	1,038	1thin
Large 1	420	210.00	882	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.00/cwt here — about $156 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

230.00

—

WV average3 barns · 44 hd

260.68

−30.68

National average160 barns · 4,841 hd

257.07

−27.07

This barn, trailing median7 sales

411.00

−181.00

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

7 sales

Heifers 400–500 lb: high $434.17, low $311.95, median $411.00 across 7 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	1,745	169.00	2,949	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,539	146.27	2,251	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	971	118.61	1,151	6thin

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)	1,101	$2,017	9

Every lot

30 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium 1	330	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	990	1
Steers	300–350	Medium 2	345	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	759	1
Steers	350–400	Medium 1	350	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	963	3
Steers	400–450	Medium 2	410	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	779	1
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	440	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,232	1
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	450	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	968	2
Steers	800–850	Medium 1	810	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,863	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium 1	270	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	702	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium 2	290	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	638	1
Heifers	300–350	Small and Medium 1	305	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	519	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	325	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	845	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium 2	335	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	739	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	395	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	877	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	415	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,038	1
Heifers	400–450	Large 1	420	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	882	1
Heifers	700–750	Large 1	745	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,416	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium 1	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	445	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,202	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	525	205.10/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,077	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	605	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,240	1
Bulls	1100–1150	Medium 1	1,120	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,680	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,745	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,949	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	890	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,335	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	110.13/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,052	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	907	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	123.19/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,275	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,539	146.27/cwt	140.00–152.00	2,251	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	885	1,341.38/head	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,341	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	2,115.54/head	1,850.00–2,325.00	2,116	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,212	2,247.15/head	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,247	5

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 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 28Last week 6Year ago 9

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 21Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 1

Correction: 122lb cow/calf pair deleted

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,035	121.00–125.00	123.19
2	—	955	104.00–115.00	110.13
1	—	955	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,539	140.00–152.00	146.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	169.00	169.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	445	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	525	195.00–215.00	205.10
1	600–650	605	205.00	205.00
1	1100–1150	1,120	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	745	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	220.00	220.00
2	300–350	335	220.50	220.50
1	350–400	395	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	260.00	260.00
2	300–350	325	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	415	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	410	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	350	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	440	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	450	215.00	215.00
1	800–850	810	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 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	885	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,341.38

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	5	—	1,212	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,247.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,038	1,850.00–2,325.00	2,115.54

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.