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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2024-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Aug 23

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Aug 16Aug 23Sep 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 40▲ 3 vs year ago 49 · +6.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 33▲ 21 vs year ago 23 · +91.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 6▼ 1 vs year ago 2 · −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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $254.88/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −157.38 against this barn's trailing median of $412.26.

Average price

$254.88

12 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,421

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$27.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.41

vs WV average

−15.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	261.85	1,467	9thin
Medium and Large 2	549	233.99	1,284	3thin

One grade step is worth $27.85/cwt here — about $183 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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

254.88

—

WV average3 barns · 64 hd

271.29

−16.41

National average163 barns · 7,520 hd

270.50

−15.62

This barn, trailing median4 sales

412.26

−157.38

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

4 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $493.27, low $365.19, median $412.26 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	1,932	160.81	3,106	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,373	137.11	1,883	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	134.00	2,023	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,217	117.30	1,427	18

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	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,165	$1,925	1thin

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	884	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	333	239.77/cwt	230.00–250.00	798	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	381	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	953	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	840	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	435	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	914	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,021	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,067	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,300	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,346	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,272	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	230.99/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,289	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	264.09/cwt	252.00–269.00	1,503	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	261.38/cwt	252.00–266.00	1,644	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	892	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	935	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,024	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	790	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	975	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,619	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1,023	161.03/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,647	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	787	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,146	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,125	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,495	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,616	1
Bulls	—	—	2,077	156.08/cwt	155.00–157.00	3,242	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	89.65/cwt	71.00–100.00	1,018	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,227	120.76/cwt	110.00–135.00	1,482	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,373	137.11/cwt	118.00–160.00	1,883	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,023	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 52Last week 40Year ago 49

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 33Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 6Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	573	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	750	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	975	166.00	166.00
2	1000–1050	1,023	157.00–165.00	161.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	215.00	215.00
1	450–500	455	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	285.00	285.00
6	450–500	498	261.00	261.00
2	500–550	530	254.00	254.00
7	550–600	569	252.00–269.00	264.09
9	600–650	629	252.00–266.00	261.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	230.00–250.00	239.77
4	350–400	381	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	435	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	232.00	232.00
1	450–500	460	232.00	232.00
1	500–550	530	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	558	230.00–232.00	230.99
1	750–800	760	200.00	200.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	1,925.00	1,925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,077	155.00–157.00	156.08
1	—	1,495	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,373	118.00–160.00	137.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,227	110.00–135.00	120.76
2	—	1,135	71.00–100.00	89.65

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.