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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2024-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Oct 11

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

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Feeder Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 29▼ 100 vs year ago 132 · −75.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 21▼ 2 vs year ago 35 · −5.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 19▲ 13 vs year ago 2 · +650.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleWed Sep 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Market conditions average. No test on Feeder Cattle. Slaughter Cows sold steady. Active demand for Replacement Cattle. Slaughter Hogs up to $89 per cwt; Heiferettes up to $150 per cwt.

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 $203.33/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −151.90 against this barn's trailing median of $355.23.

Average price

$203.33

3 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,126

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−31.33

vs WV average

−49.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	203.33	1,126	3thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

203.33

—

WV average7 barns · 257 hd

234.66

−31.33

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−49.35

This barn, trailing median8 sales

355.23

−151.90

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	—	High	1,492	142.42	2,125	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	130.87	1,928	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,104	118.95	1,313	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,075	104.77	1,126	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
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	910	$1,377	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,170	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,816	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,808	4thin

Every lot

32 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	226.52/cwt	215.00–245.00	856	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,049	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	232.31/cwt	219.00–245.00	964	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,162	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,288	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,421	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,702	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,000	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,550	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	403	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium 2	295	192.50/cwt	190.00–195.00	568	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium 2	305	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	564	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	216.05/cwt	207.50–225.00	709	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	728	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	205.26/cwt	185.00–225.00	780	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	219.91/cwt	205.00–235.00	963	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	217.50/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,066	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	548	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,178	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,017	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,281	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,389	140.91/cwt	133.00–150.00	1,957	5
Bulls	—	—	2,005	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	3,008	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	998	112.39/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,122	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	93.04/cwt	89.00–97.00	972	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	110.64/cwt	104.00–116.00	1,206	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	119.95/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,377	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	129.05/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,525	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	130.87/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,928	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	1,807.68/head	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,808	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,054	1,817.90/head	1,400.00–2,100.00	1,818	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	1,376.79/head	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,377	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 Oct 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 32Last week 29Year ago 132

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 21Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 19Year ago 2

Market conditions average. No test on Feeder Cattle. Slaughter Cows sold steady. Active demand for Replacement Cattle. Slaughter Hogs up to $89 per cwt; Heiferettes up to $150 per cwt.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	187.50	187.50
2	300–350	328	207.50–225.00	216.05
2	350–400	380	185.00–225.00	205.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	190.00–195.00	192.50
1	300–350	305	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	205.00	205.00
2	400–450	438	205.00–235.00	219.91
2	450–500	490	205.00–230.00	217.50
2	500–550	548	215.00	215.00
1	550–600	565	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	272.50	272.50
2	400–450	415	219.00–245.00	232.31
2	450–500	460	252.50	252.50
1	550–600	575	224.00	224.00
4	650–700	655	217.00	217.00
1	900–950	920	185.00	185.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	215.00–245.00	226.52

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	985	1,500.00–1,950.00	1,807.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,054	1,400.00–2,100.00	1,817.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	2,150.00	2,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	910	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,376.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,005	150.00	150.00
5	—	1,389	133.00–150.00	140.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	89.00–97.00	93.04
4	—	1,090	104.00–116.00	110.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,148	115.00–124.00	119.95
3	—	1,182	127.00–131.00	129.05
6	—	998	105.00–117.00	112.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	128.00–134.00	130.87

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.