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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2025-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Jun 6

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← May 30Jun 6Jun 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 13▲ 9 vs year ago 4 · +225.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 11▼ 27 vs year ago 32 · −84.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 47▲ 9 vs year ago 4 · +225.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleWed Sep 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction to Slaughter Sheep*

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 $310.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 2 of 8 comparable sales and sits −45.23 against this barn's trailing median of $355.23.

Average price

$310.00

1 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,752

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−20.88

vs WV average

−28.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	565	310.00	1,752	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

310.00

—

WV average4 barns · 43 hd

330.88

−20.88

National average164 barns · 13,536 hd

338.24

−28.24

This barn, trailing median8 sales

355.23

−45.23

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,264	162.10	2,049	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	875	160.00	1,400	1thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,348	$2,138	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	985	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,515	$4,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,533	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,348	$3,526	2thin

Every lot

21 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	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,898	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	257	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	925	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	300	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	930	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	1
Heifers	300–350	Small 2	320	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	832	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 4Thin Fleshed	340	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	986	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 4Thin Fleshed	360	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,170	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,752	1
Heifers	600–650	Small 2	600	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,350	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,943	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,194	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	875	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,400	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,009	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	160.80/cwt	158.00–164.00	2,061	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,348	2,137.94/head	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,138	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	3,533.19/head	3,100.00–4,200.00	3,533	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,348	3,525.88/head	3,500.00–3,550.00	3,526	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,515	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	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 Jun 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 13Last week 13Year ago 4

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 11Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 47Year ago 4

*Correction to Slaughter Sheep*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	360	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	257	360.00	360.00
1	300–350	320	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	565	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	630	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	670	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	600	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	330.00	330.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	166.00	166.00
3	—	1,282	158.00–164.00	160.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	160.00	160.00

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,348	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,137.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	985	2,000.00	2,000.00

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,515	4,400.00	4,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,200	3,100.00–4,200.00	3,533.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,600.00	3,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,348	3,500.00–3,550.00	3,525.88

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.