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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2025-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Apr 11

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Apr 4Apr 11Apr 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

96 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 114▲ 40 vs year ago 56 · +71.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 7▼ 12 vs year ago 20 · −60.0%

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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $266.82/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −88.41 against this barn's trailing median of $355.23.

Average price

$266.82

5 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,408

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$333

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

$77.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.72

vs WV average

−49.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	282.28	1,471	4thin
Small and Medium 1	555	205.00	1,138	1thin

One grade step is worth $77.28/cwt here — about $333 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 sale5 hd

266.82

—

WV average5 barns · 59 hd

289.54

−22.72

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−49.73

This barn, trailing median8 sales

355.23

−88.41

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,504	134.56	2,023	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	130.00	1,313	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,087	196.93	2,141	4thin

Every lot

38 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	289	389.08/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,124	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	806	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,103	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	349.46/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,345	7
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,530	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	343.38/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,556	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	483	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,835	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	337.43/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,721	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	340.06/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,891	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,830	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	603	267.53/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,613	2
Steers	600–650	Small and Medium 1	635	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,302	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,106	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	865	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,054	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	390.38/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,035	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Value Added	271	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,152	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	896	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	314.86/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,165	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	336.95/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,499	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	250.36/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,172	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	320.59/cwt	285.00–332.50	1,520	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	282.28/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,471	4
Heifers	550–600	Small and Medium 1	555	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,138	1
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,277	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	266.56/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,634	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	220.90/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,500	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,752	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	766	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,762	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	235.57/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,849	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,821	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,737	1
Bulls	800–850	Small and Medium 1	805	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,489	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,087	196.93/cwt	196.00–200.00	2,141	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,313	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,383	127.84/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,768	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,745	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,583	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 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 96Last week 114Year ago 56

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 7Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	578	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	805	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	468	235.00–260.00	250.36
2	600–650	608	210.00	210.00
5	650–700	679	215.00–230.00	220.90
1	750–800	766	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	380.00–400.00	390.38
1	300–350	320	280.00	280.00
2	350–400	370	310.00–320.00	314.86
13	400–450	445	330.00–340.00	336.95
4	450–500	474	285.00–332.50	320.59
4	500–550	521	270.00–300.00	282.28
3	600–650	613	260.00–275.00	266.56
2	700–750	715	245.00	245.00
6	750–800	785	229.00–240.00	235.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	271	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	605	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	260.00	260.00
2	600–650	603	260.00–275.00	267.53
1	850–900	865	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	289	385.00–390.00	389.08
1	300–350	315	350.00	350.00
7	350–400	385	335.00–355.00	349.46
1	400–450	425	360.00	360.00
3	450–500	453	330.00–350.00	343.38
2	500–550	510	330.00–345.00	337.43
4	550–600	556	335.00–350.00	340.06
1	600–650	600	305.00	305.00
1	800–850	810	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	483	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	122.00–132.00	127.84
1	—	1,745	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,087	196.00–200.00	196.93

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.