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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2025-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Mar 21

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Mar 16Mar 21Apr 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

121 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 121▲ 0 vs year ago 121 · +0.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 26▲ 0 vs year ago 26 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 3▲ 0 vs year ago 3 · +0.0%

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 $352.15/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −60.11 against this barn's trailing median of $412.26.

Average price

$352.15

19 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,953

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$651

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

$107.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.31

vs WV average

−5.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	357.83	1,988	18thin
Medium and Large 2	535	250.00	1,338	1thin

One grade step is worth $107.83/cwt here — about $651 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale19 hd

352.15

—

WV average4 barns · 45 hd

334.85

+17.31

National average170 barns · 10,920 hd

357.16

−5.01

This barn, trailing median4 sales

412.26

−60.11

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	—	High	1,485	164.09	2,437	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,755	148.33	2,603	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,317	146.22	1,925	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,079	108.68	1,173	8thin

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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,335	$2,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$2,672	2thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,069	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	980	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,444	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	314.82/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,307	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	366.69/cwt	365.00–367.50	1,760	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	361.31/cwt	357.50–362.50	1,947	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	355.04/cwt	310.00–366.00	2,020	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	337.97/cwt	300.00–347.00	2,075	9
Steers	600–650	Small and Medium 1	620	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,488	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	259.91/cwt	247.50–267.50	1,624	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	305.63/cwt	300.00–312.50	2,057	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,021	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,016	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	734	270.50/cwt	266.00–274.00	1,985	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	802	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,117	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	974	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	924	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	336	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	874	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,067	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,204	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	294.98/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,572	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	304.05/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,757	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,580	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	689	242.97/cwt	239.00–259.00	1,674	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,781	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	988	1
Bulls	300–350	Small 1	300	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	690	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,309	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,584	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,667	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,418	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	293.34/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,666	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,885	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,688	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,729	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	930	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,628	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,025	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,374	1
Bulls	—	—	1,715	179.14/cwt	173.00–185.00	3,072	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	84.11/cwt	81.00–87.00	869	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	155.51/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,622	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	97.54/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,092	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	140.76/cwt	128.00–151.00	1,837	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	173.52/cwt	173.00–174.00	2,386	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,460	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,780	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,296	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	2,055	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,959	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	2,672.25/head	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,672	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	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 Mar 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 121Last week 121Year ago 121

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 26Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 3Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	535	250.00	250.00
3	600–650	625	247.50–267.50	259.91
1	650–700	685	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	720	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	375.00	375.00
2	350–400	375	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	415	310.00–320.00	314.82
3	450–500	480	365.00–367.50	366.69
8	500–550	539	357.50–362.50	361.31
10	550–600	569	310.00–366.00	355.04
9	600–650	614	300.00–347.00	337.97
18	650–700	673	300.00–312.50	305.63
8	700–750	734	266.00–274.00	270.50
6	800–850	802	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	330	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	395	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	415	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	533	290.00–300.00	294.98
10	550–600	578	300.00–305.00	304.05
2	600–650	632	250.00	250.00
6	650–700	689	239.00–259.00	242.97
1	750–800	750	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	336	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	675	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	795	217.50	217.50
1	900–950	930	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	385	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	495	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	525	317.50	317.50
3	550–600	568	280.00–310.00	293.34
4	650–700	650	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	172.00	172.00
1	—	2,055	144.00	144.00
1	—	1,780	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,305	128.00–151.00	140.76
2	—	1,375	173.00–174.00	173.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	81.00–87.00	84.11
4	—	1,120	90.00–104.00	97.54
2	—	1,043	155.00–156.00	155.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,715	173.00–185.00	179.14
1	—	1,025	134.00	134.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,275	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,672.25

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.