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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2025-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Jun 13

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Jun 6Jun 13Jul 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 13▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 5▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 13▲ 15 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

*NO SALE JULY 4, 2025*

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 $320.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 3 of 8 comparable sales and sits −35.23 against this barn's trailing median of $355.23.

Average price

$320.00

2 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.42

vs WV average

−20.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	507	320.00	1,622	2thin

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 sale2 hd

320.00

—

WV average4 barns · 29 hd

314.58

+5.42

National average161 barns · 10,769 hd

340.92

−20.92

This barn, trailing median8 sales

355.23

−35.23

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	1,683	185.75	3,126	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	143.53	1,797	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,024	123.92	1,269	4thin

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)	1,310	$1,600	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,100	$4,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,243	$3,662	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,188	$3,540	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	990	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,132	$2,922	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$2,795	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,050	$2,700	1thin

Every lot

19 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 · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,007	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	507	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,622	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,798	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	925	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,989	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,116	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,683	185.75/cwt	183.00–188.00	3,126	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	131.89/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,286	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,170	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	143.53/cwt	134.00–150.00	1,797	9
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,243	3,661.97/head	3,300.00–4,000.00	3,662	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	2,794.59/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,795	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	3,420.35/head	3,100.00–3,900.00	3,420	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,198	3,032.72/head	2,225.00–3,550.00	3,033	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	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 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6Last week 13Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 5Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 13Year ago 0

*NO SALE JULY 4, 2025*

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	100.00	100.00
3	—	975	131.00–134.00	131.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,252	134.00–150.00	143.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,683	183.00–188.00	185.75

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	1	—	1,360	3,900.00	3,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,794.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,198	2,225.00–3,550.00	3,032.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,130	3,100.00–3,900.00	3,420.35

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)	1	—	1,310	1,600.00	1,600.00

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	—	1,100	4,000.00	4,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,243	3,300.00–4,000.00	3,661.97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	507	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	765	235.00	235.00
1	900–950	925	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	310.00	310.00

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.