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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2025-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, May 16

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← May 9May 16May 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 0▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 0▲ 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 0▲ 5 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $335.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 5 of 8 comparable sales and sits −20.23 against this barn's trailing median of $355.23.

Average price

$335.00

2 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,767

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$30.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.72

vs WV average

−4.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	510	350.00	1,785	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	545	320.00	1,744	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.00/cwt here — about $41 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 sale2 hd

335.00

—

WV average3 barns · 72 hd

328.28

+6.72

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

−4.88

This barn, trailing median8 sales

355.23

−20.23

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	1,721	168.36	2,897	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,392	140.59	1,956	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,244	140.31	1,745	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
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,405	$2,509	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$2,450	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,400	1thin

Every lot

26 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,081	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,155	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,473	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,176	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,785	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,744	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,794	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	215.16/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,545	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	772	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,853	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,287	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,225	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,601	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,715	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,895	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,829	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,924	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 3	870	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,784	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,721	168.36/cwt	163.00–175.00	2,897	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	870	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,183	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,297	140.92/cwt	121.00–158.00	1,828	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,365	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,321	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,396	135.69/cwt	124.00–158.00	1,894	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,405	2,508.54/head	2,100.00–2,900.00	2,509	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,000	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	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 May 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	170.00	170.00
6	—	1,396	124.00–158.00	135.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,297	121.00–158.00	140.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,721	163.00–175.00	168.36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	545	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	510	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	677	265.00	265.00
2	700–750	718	200.00–230.00	215.16
2	750–800	772	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	355.00	355.00
1	850–900	870	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	485	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	635	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	665	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	740	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	730	285.00	285.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	1,405	2,100.00–2,900.00	2,508.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,400.00	2,400.00

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	—	950	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,900.00	2,900.00

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.