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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2025-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, May 23

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← May 16May 23May 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 0▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 0▲ 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 0▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleWed Sep 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

4 Fancy Open replacement heifers avg 1100# bring $3750-$3800 per head*

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $292.50/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$292.50

2 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$35.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.52

vs WV average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	530	310.00	1,643	1thin
Medium and Large 2	550	275.00	1,513	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.00/cwt here — about $131 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 sale2 hd

292.50

—

WV average3 barns · 15 hd

319.02

−26.52

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,695	185.00	3,136	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,453	154.34	2,243	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,146	127.69	1,464	12

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
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,080	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$3,265	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	900	$2,500	1thin

Every lot

22 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	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,894	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	457	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,440	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	305.00/cwt	270.00–340.00	1,723	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	923	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,134	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,422	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,666	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,643	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,513	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,815	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	316.81/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,002	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,599	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,813	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,695	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,136	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	105.56/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,022	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	149.59/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,583	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,213	127.75/cwt	111.00–154.00	1,550	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,453	154.34/cwt	143.00–162.00	2,243	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,080	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	3,264.83/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,265	2
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	900	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	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 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 18Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 0

4 Fancy Open replacement heifers avg 1100# bring $3750-$3800 per head*

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,453	143.00–162.00	154.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,058	146.00–153.00	149.59
2	—	968	105.00–106.00	105.56
8	—	1,213	111.00–154.00	127.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	185.00	185.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	395	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	490	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	530	310.00	310.00
3	600–650	632	310.00–330.00	316.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	355.00	355.00
1	550–600	550	275.00	275.00
2	600–650	600	302.50	302.50
1	700–750	725	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	457	315.00	315.00
2	550–600	565	270.00–340.00	305.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,180	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,264.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	3,400.00	3,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,080	2,250.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,500.00	2,500.00

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.