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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2025-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Apr 4

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

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Feeder Cattle receipts

114 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 121▲ 114 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 26▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 3▲ 1 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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $347.30/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −64.97 against this barn's trailing median of $412.26.

Average price

$347.30

20 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,920

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,186

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 1

$218.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.49

vs WV average

−21.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	373.73	2,085	15thin
Medium 1	518	296.66	1,537	3thin
Medium and Large 2	550	295.00	1,623	1thin
Small and Medium 1	580	155.00	899	1thin

One grade step is worth $218.73/cwt here — about $1,186 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 sale20 hd

347.30

—

WV average4 barns · 48 hd

334.81

+12.49

National average168 barns · 11,835 hd

369.01

−21.71

This barn, trailing median4 sales

412.26

−64.97

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	1,605	158.84	2,549	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,063	125.50	1,333	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,520	122.67	1,865	2thin

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)	1,755	$2,975	1thin

Every lot

40 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	340.00/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,343	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	319.41/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,415	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	384.52/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,811	6
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	518	296.66/cwt	295.00–297.50	1,537	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,623	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	373.73/cwt	372.00–374.00	2,085	15
Steers	550–600	Small and Medium 1	580	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	899	1
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	615	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,753	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	314.40/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,978	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	687	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,185	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	742	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,226	7
Steers	750–800	Medium 1	760	263.83/cwt	257.50–270.00	2,005	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	793	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,086	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	251.96/cwt	250.00–256.00	2,066	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	898	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,119	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	930	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,040	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	935	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	242.59/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,160	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	520	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,482	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,672	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,257	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	311.35/cwt	292.50–315.00	1,821	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	600	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,590	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	268.13/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,625	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	662	260.70/cwt	240.00–268.00	1,726	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,863	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium 1	705	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,727	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,774	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium 1	765	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,798	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium 1	800	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,880	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,780	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,164	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,724	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	177.43/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,105	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,605	158.84/cwt	157.50–160.00	2,549	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	943	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,749	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,520	122.67/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,865	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,755	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	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 Apr 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 121Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 26Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 3Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	330.00–350.00	340.00
5	400–450	443	312.50–330.00	319.41
6	450–500	471	355.00–395.00	384.52
15	550–600	558	372.00–374.00	373.73
4	600–650	629	312.50–315.00	314.40
9	650–700	687	318.00	318.00
7	700–750	742	300.00	300.00
3	750–800	793	263.00	263.00
3	800–850	820	250.00–256.00	251.96
2	850–900	898	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	518	295.00–297.50	296.66
1	600–650	615	285.00	285.00
2	750–800	760	257.50–270.00	263.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	365	285.00	285.00
4	500–550	524	319.00	319.00
6	550–600	585	292.50–315.00	311.35
4	600–650	606	267.50–270.00	268.13
10	650–700	685	272.00	272.00
1	750–800	755	235.00	235.00
1	850–900	890	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	600	265.00	265.00
4	650–700	662	240.00–268.00	260.70
1	700–750	705	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	765	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	800	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	220.00	220.00
2	450–500	478	225.00–260.00	242.59
1	500–550	535	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	245.00	245.00
2	600–650	623	175.00–180.00	177.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	556	310.00	310.00

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	—	1,755	2,975.00	2,975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,605	157.50–160.00	158.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	159.00	159.00
1	—	1,025	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	120.00–126.00	122.67

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.