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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2025-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Jan 17

● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Nov 8Jan 17Jan 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 32▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 15▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 2▲ 11 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

Bulls · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb bulls averaged $235.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$235.00

1 head · 435 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,022

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WV average

Price by quality 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	435	235.00	1,022	1thin

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

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

235.00

—

WV average1 barns · 1 hd

235.00

+0.00

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,448	151.20	2,189	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,457	119.56	1,742	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,442	109.57	1,580	3thin

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)	1,444	$2,165	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,080	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,191	$2,189	4thin

Every lot

11 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 · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,022	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	888	207.49/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,843	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,448	151.20/cwt	140.50–158.00	2,189	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,442	109.57/cwt	96.00–119.00	1,580	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,457	119.56/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,742	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,444	2,164.85/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,165	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,080	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	2,402.42/head	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,402	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	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 Jan 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2Last week 32Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 15Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 2Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,442	96.00–119.00	109.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,457	115.00–127.00	119.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,448	140.50–158.00	151.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,444	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,164.85

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,240	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,402.42

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	2,700.00	2,700.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	235.00	235.00
2	850–900	888	205.00–210.00	207.49

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.