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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2025-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Jul 18

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

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Feeder Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 6▲ 25 vs year ago 10 · +250.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 15▲ 1 vs year ago 16 · +6.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 15▼ 2 vs year ago 3 · −66.7%

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 $328.50/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 5 of 8 comparable sales and sits −26.73 against this barn's trailing median of $355.23.

Average price

$328.50

3 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,796

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$545

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 1

$63.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.22

vs WV average

−10.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	585	370.50	2,167	1thin
Medium and Large 1	528	307.50	1,622	2thin

One grade step is worth $63.00/cwt here — about $545 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale3 hd

328.50

—

WV average4 barns · 84 hd

324.28

+4.22

National average151 barns · 8,478 hd

338.74

−10.24

This barn, trailing median8 sales

355.23

−26.73

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	1,531	170.20	2,606	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,376	151.23	2,081	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,176	148.10	1,742	6thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$2,700	1thin

Every lot

25 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,422	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,679	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,898	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,389	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,406	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,547	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,370	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	349.51/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,695	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	505	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,591	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	585	370.50/cwt	370.50–370.50	2,167	1
Heifers	650–700	Large 2	672	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,100	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,620	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,231	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,251	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	317.53/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,661	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,100	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,815	1
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,230	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,353	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	192.00/cwt	183.00–196.00	3,408	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	950	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,701	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,338	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,242	143.86/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,787	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,310	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,004	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,376	151.23/cwt	140.00–162.00	2,081	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	885	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	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 Jul 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 35Last week 6Year ago 10

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 15Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 15Year ago 3

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,242	142.00–146.00	143.86
1	—	1,310	153.00	153.00
1	—	1,070	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,376	140.00–162.00	151.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,230	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,775	183.00–196.00	192.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	375.00	375.00
3	400–450	435	315.00	315.00
1	800–850	810	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	402.50	402.50
5	350–400	382	405.00	405.00
4	450–500	485	340.00–352.50	349.51
1	550–600	550	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	875	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	370.50	370.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	672	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	305.00	305.00
3	500–550	523	310.00–322.50	317.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	395.00	395.00
3	450–500	460	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	520	365.00	365.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	2,700.00	2,700.00

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.