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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2025-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Aug 8

● Final6 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Jul 25Aug 8Aug 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 24▼ 27 vs year ago 28 · −96.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 19▼ 5 vs year ago 11 · −45.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 1▼ 9 vs year ago 10 · −90.0%

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 300–400 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

300–400 lb heifers averaged $330.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 2 of 1 comparable sales and sits +16.76 against this barn's trailing median of $313.24.

Average price

$330.00

1 head · 355 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,172

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.33

vs WV average

−86.94 vs national

Price by quality 300–400 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	355	330.00	1,172	1thin

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

How it compared 300–400 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

330.00

—

WV average2 barns · 7 hd

331.33

−1.33

National average145 barns · 4,365 hd

416.94

−86.94

This barn, trailing median1 sales

313.24

+16.76

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,499	139.60	2,093	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,145	135.00	1,546	2thin

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)	950	$3,250	1thin

Every lot

6 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 · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	355	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,172	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,293	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,280	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,818	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,709	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,557	143.13/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,229	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	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 Aug 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1Last week 24Year ago 28

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 19Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	128.00	128.00
1	—	1,280	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	129.00	129.00
3	—	1,557	140.00–150.00	143.13

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	3,250.00	3,250.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	330.00	330.00

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.