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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2024-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Aug 16

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Aug 9Aug 16Aug 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 28▼ 15 vs year ago 55 · −27.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 11▲ 3 vs year ago 30 · +10.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 10▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $239.26/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −115.98 against this barn's trailing median of $355.23.

Average price

$239.26

12 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,319

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$315

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 2

$56.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.38

vs WV average

−12.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	248.68	1,371	9thin
Medium 1	553	220.50	1,218	2thin
Medium 2	550	192.00	1,056	1thin

One grade step is worth $56.68/cwt here — about $315 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale12 hd

239.26

—

WV average5 barns · 90 hd

243.63

−4.38

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−12.68

This barn, trailing median8 sales

355.23

−115.98

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 500–600 lb

8 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.30, low $303.86, median $355.23 across 8 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	1,370	152.03	2,083	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	145.00	2,269	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,279	144.90	1,853	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,132	134.24	1,519	13

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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,660	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,133	$2,496	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$2,400	1thin

Every lot

28 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	960	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,309	1
Steers	700–750	Large 2	705	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,269	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium 1	245	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	551	1
Heifers	450–500	Large 1	485	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	994	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	510	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,122	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	547	249.51/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,365	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	550	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,056	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,416	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	595	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,315	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	233.97/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,430	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium 2	615	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,076	1
Heifers	700–750	Large 1	728	211.25/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,538	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,183	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	236.72/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,238	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium 2	630	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,103	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,370	152.03/cwt	143.00–160.00	2,083	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,146	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	143.33/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,595	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,205	131.43/cwt	127.00–139.00	1,584	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	143.89/cwt	137.00–148.00	1,789	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,528	152.00/cwt	151.00–153.00	2,323	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,269	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	2,493.33/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,493	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,660	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 Aug 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 40Last week 28Year ago 55

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 11Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 10Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	151.00–153.00	152.00
14	—	1,243	137.00–148.00	143.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	114.00	114.00
6	—	1,113	140.00–151.00	143.33
5	—	1,205	127.00–139.00	131.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	143.00–160.00	152.03

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,493.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,660	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,650.00	1,650.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	205.00	205.00
2	700–750	728	210.00–212.50	211.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	547	242.00–252.00	249.51
1	550–600	585	242.00	242.00
8	600–650	611	228.00–240.00	233.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	225.00	225.00
1	500–550	510	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	595	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	192.00	192.00
1	600–650	615	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	595	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	250.00	250.00
6	500–550	523	235.00–245.00	236.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	175.00	175.00

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.