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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2024-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Oct 18

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Oct 11Oct 18Nov 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

233 head

▲ 201 vs last sale 32▲ 136 vs year ago 97 · +140.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 33▼ 40 vs year ago 82 · −48.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 15▼ 129 vs year ago 132 · −97.7%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleWed Sep 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Results for this week's Feeder Cleanup sale along with Regular sale results. Good attendance despite lower run than the previous Feeder Special but comparatively good quality in the offering pursued by active trade. Feeder Steers lower by $5-$9 per cwt; Feeder Heifers steady to $5-$10 per cwt on the heavier end of the run. Slaughter Cows steady to $4 per cwt higher compared to last week; no market test on Bulls. Calves $575-$610 per head; heiferettes up to $136 per cwt. Red white face type cattle designated below as Medium 2.

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 $250.76/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −161.51 against this barn's trailing median of $412.26.

Average price

$250.76

24 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,368

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium 2

$42.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.40

vs WV average

−48.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	503	257.50	1,295	7thin
Medium and Large 1	567	255.05	1,445	14thin
Medium 2	547	215.00	1,175	3thin

One grade step is worth $42.50/cwt here — about $120 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 sale24 hd

250.76

—

WV average3 barns · 511 hd

268.16

−17.40

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

−48.57

This barn, trailing median4 sales

412.26

−161.51

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	—	Low	1,480	128.50	1,902	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	127.11	1,869	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,271	118.96	1,512	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,190	116.67	1,388	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,072	97.26	1,043	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	935	$1,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$1,775	1thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	262.43/cwt	255.00–270.00	730	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	738	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	348	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	766	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,098	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	361	216.18/cwt	207.50–222.50	780	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	180.00/cwt	125.00–235.00	756	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	262.48/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,168	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	923	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,240	1
Steers	450–500	Medium 2	465	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	953	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	287.74/cwt	277.50–295.00	1,398	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	503	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,295	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	260.62/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,371	4
Steers	500–550	Medium 2	540	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,148	2
Steers	550–600	Medium 2	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	252.82/cwt	248.00–254.00	1,474	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	226.85/cwt	219.00–235.00	1,400	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	220.11/cwt	212.50–228.00	1,402	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,131	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	229.06/cwt	205.00–235.00	1,665	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	219.84/cwt	190.00–235.00	1,697	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	869	210.22/cwt	180.00–220.00	1,827	4
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	985	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,970	3
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,113	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,592	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	242.90/cwt	235.00–250.00	680	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	210.39/cwt	200.00–220.00	669	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	247.40/cwt	245.00–250.00	799	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	353	243.97/cwt	240.00–245.00	861	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	375	162.57/cwt	160.00–165.00	610	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	886	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	606	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	203.76/cwt	200.00–217.50	835	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	425	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	733	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	627	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,028	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	435	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	805	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	442	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,083	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	457	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	640	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	987	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	236.05/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,135	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	183.75/cwt	140.00–227.50	919	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	515	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	824	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,118	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	534	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	975	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	670	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	783	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,231	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	194.98/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,205	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	209.30/cwt	188.00–220.00	1,432	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium 2	740	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,369	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,332	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,179	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	244.09/cwt	227.50–252.50	1,306	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	557	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,381	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	615	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	923	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	200.39/cwt	160.00–225.00	1,242	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	725	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,109	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,075	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	940	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,777	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	965	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,196	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,235	8
Beef/Dairy Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	575	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,193	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,706	6
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	2
Dairy Steers	750–800	Large 3	770	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,001	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	802	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	406	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	711	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	935	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	982	1
Bulls	—	—	2,025	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	3,078	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	995	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,085	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	73.94/cwt	51.00–93.00	782	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,079	108.92/cwt	101.00–114.00	1,175	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,090	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,243	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	108.57/cwt	99.00–116.00	1,328	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,284	122.25/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,570	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,324	129.73/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,718	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	127.11/cwt	119.00–134.00	1,869	7
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,485	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,886	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	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 Oct 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 233Last week 32Year ago 97

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 33Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 15Year ago 132

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	160.00–165.00	162.57
2	400–450	435	185.00	185.00
2	450–500	457	140.00	140.00
2	500–550	515	160.00	160.00
1	700–750	740	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	200.00–220.00	210.39
5	350–400	353	240.00–245.00	243.97
5	400–450	410	200.00–217.50	203.76
7	450–500	470	210.00	210.00
2	500–550	500	140.00–227.50	183.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	235.00–250.00	242.90
2	300–350	323	245.00–250.00	247.40
1	350–400	385	230.00	230.00
2	400–450	442	245.00	245.00
7	450–500	481	235.00–237.50	236.05
3	500–550	520	215.00	215.00
6	550–600	566	217.50	217.50
4	600–650	618	190.00–200.00	194.98
9	650–700	684	188.00–220.00	209.30
1	700–750	740	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	157.50	157.50
1	400–450	425	147.50	147.50
1	500–550	545	123.00	123.00
1	550–600	555	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	172.50	172.50
2	500–550	534	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	255.00–270.00	262.43
1	350–400	360	305.00	305.00
13	450–500	486	277.50–295.00	287.74
4	500–550	526	260.00–262.50	260.62
10	550–600	583	248.00–254.00	252.82
4	600–650	637	212.50–228.00	220.11
1	650–700	665	170.00	170.00
5	700–750	727	205.00–235.00	229.06
3	750–800	772	190.00–235.00	219.84
4	850–900	869	180.00–220.00	210.22
3	950–1000	985	200.00	200.00
2	1100–1150	1,113	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	205.00	205.00
2	500–550	540	212.50	212.50
1	550–600	560	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	220.00	220.00
2	400–450	420	125.00–235.00	180.00
2	450–500	450	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	250.00	250.00
7	350–400	361	207.50–222.50	216.18
11	400–450	445	260.00–290.00	262.48
1	450–500	455	272.50	272.50
7	500–550	503	257.50	257.50
4	600–650	617	219.00–235.00	226.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	232.50	232.50
8	500–550	530	233.00	233.00
6	700–750	723	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	575	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	130.00	130.00
2	750–800	770	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	406	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	445	265.00	265.00
3	500–550	535	227.50–252.50	244.09
3	600–650	620	160.00–225.00	200.39
1	850–900	860	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	557	248.00	248.00
1	600–650	615	150.00	150.00
1	700–750	725	153.00	153.00
1	900–950	940	189.00	189.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,079	101.00–114.00	108.92
2	—	1,058	51.00–93.00	73.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,470	119.00–134.00	127.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,223	99.00–116.00	108.57
4	—	1,324	127.00–135.00	129.73
9	—	1,284	115.00–129.00	122.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	114.00	114.00
1	—	1,485	127.00	127.00
1	—	995	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	105.00	105.00
1	—	2,025	152.00	152.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	1,475.00	1,475.00

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	—	1,060	1,775.00	1,775.00

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.