Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2025-04-25

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2025-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Apr 25

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Apr 18Apr 25May 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

71 head

▼ 534 vs last sale 605▲ 44 vs year ago 27 · +163.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 18▲ 1 vs year ago 17 · +5.9%

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 $296.94/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −58.30 against this barn's trailing median of $355.23.

Average price

$296.94

8 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$22.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.04

vs WV average

−33.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	310.00	1,721	2thin
Medium 1	585	302.50	1,770	2thin
Large 1	563	287.62	1,619	4thin

One grade step is worth $22.38/cwt here — about $102 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale8 hd

296.94

—

WV average6 barns · 125 hd

288.90

+8.04

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−33.01

This barn, trailing median8 sales

355.23

−58.30

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,795	164.00	2,944	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,457	152.38	2,220	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	118.10	1,181	6thin

Every lot

36 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Small and Medium 1	420	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,218	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,769	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,485	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,883	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	352.48/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,027	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,999	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,918	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,960	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	344.87/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,293	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,494	2
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,721	2
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	577	290.16/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,674	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	585	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,770	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,933	6
Heifers	650–700	Large 1	660	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,848	1
Heifers	700–750	Large 2	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	1
Heifers	700–750	Large 1	715	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,038	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium 1	853	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,133	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium 1	970	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,086	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,073	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,710	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	368.51/cwt	362.50–369.00	1,942	13
Bulls	500–550	Large 1	540	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,404	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	4
Bulls	600–650	Large 1	625	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,719	1
Bulls	850–900	Large 1	850	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,040	2
Bulls	900–950	Large 1	915	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,196	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,795	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,944	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	638	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,645	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	89.44/cwt	82.00–96.00	863	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	139.86/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,594	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,415	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,278	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,465	150.65/cwt	144.00–158.00	2,207	5

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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 71Last week 605Year ago 27

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 18Year ago 17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	135.00–144.00	139.86
1	—	850	75.00	75.00
1	—	940	175.00	175.00
2	—	965	82.00–96.00	89.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,465	144.00–158.00	150.65
1	—	1,415	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	164.00	164.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	340.00–350.00	344.87
2	400–450	433	345.00	345.00
2	550–600	555	310.00	310.00
6	600–650	604	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	280.00	280.00
3	550–600	577	285.00–300.00	290.16
1	650–700	660	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	715	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	585	302.50	302.50
2	850–900	853	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	970	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	397.50	397.50
2	450–500	495	300.00	300.00
3	500–550	523	360.00	360.00
4	550–600	575	350.00–355.00	352.48
2	600–650	615	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	685	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	700	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	450	380.00	380.00
13	500–550	527	362.50–369.00	368.51
4	600–650	615	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	625	275.00	275.00
2	850–900	850	240.00	240.00
1	900–950	915	240.00	240.00

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.