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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2025-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Jul 25

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Jul 18Jul 25Aug 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 35▼ 2 vs year ago 26 · −7.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 17▼ 23 vs year ago 42 · −54.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 1▲ 1 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 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $295.00/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 3 of 7 comparable sales and sits −37.62 against this barn's trailing median of $332.62.

Average price

$295.00

4 head · 669 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,973

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$730

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$100.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.12

vs WV average

−33.47 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	675	320.00	2,160	3thin
Medium and Large 3	650	220.00	1,430	1thin

One grade step is worth $100.00/cwt here — about $730 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 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

295.00

—

WV average2 barns · 23 hd

306.12

−11.12

National average140 barns · 5,539 hd

328.47

−33.47

This barn, trailing median7 sales

332.62

−37.62

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 600–700 lb

7 sales

Heifers 600–700 lb: high $374.14, low $266.74, median $332.62 across 7 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	1,857	199.55	3,706	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,380	153.73	2,122	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,145	124.60	1,426	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	830	$2,350	1thin

Every lot

24 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,497	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,606	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,643	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	3,306	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	412	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,524	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	303.33/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,501	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,806	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,346	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,079	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,173	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,495	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,685	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	778	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,023	3
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	925	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,758	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	985	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,970	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2	1,095	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	2,163	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,845	225.66/cwt	222.00–229.00	4,163	2
Bulls	—	—	1,863	186.49/cwt	161.00–202.00	3,474	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	104.51/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,061	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	131.29/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,560	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,372	161.26/cwt	155.00–175.00	2,212	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,393	142.44/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,984	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	830	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 24Last week 35Year ago 26

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 17Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,863	161.00–202.00	186.49
2	—	1,845	222.00–229.00	225.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	139.00–146.00	142.44
3	—	1,372	155.00–175.00	161.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,188	127.00–135.00	131.29
2	—	1,015	104.00–105.00	104.51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	530	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	575.00	575.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	495	270.00–320.00	303.33
1	600–650	645	280.00	280.00
2	650–700	690	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	770	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	412	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	305.00	305.00
2	500–550	535	315.00	315.00
3	750–800	778	260.00	260.00
1	900–950	925	190.00	190.00
1	950–1000	985	200.00	200.00
1	1050–1100	1,095	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	350.00	350.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	2,350.00	2,350.00

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.