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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2025-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Aug 29

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Aug 22Aug 29Sep 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

62 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 25▲ 62 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 18▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleWed Sep 30, 2026

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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $346.04/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 5 of 8 comparable sales and sits −9.20 against this barn's trailing median of $355.23.

Average price

$346.04

14 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,831

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−14.73

vs WV average

−23.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	346.04	1,831	14thin

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 sale14 hd

346.04

—

WV average5 barns · 142 hd

360.77

−14.73

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

−23.77

This barn, trailing median8 sales

355.23

−9.20

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	—	Low	1,736	188.98	3,281	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,353	164.84	2,230	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,619	161.85	2,621	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,190	139.91	1,665	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,535	232.50	3,569	1thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	980	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	445.19/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,202	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,829	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,374	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	435.62/cwt	400.00–441.00	2,013	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,601	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	390.89/cwt	365.00–405.00	2,013	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,121	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,734	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,698	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,535	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,078	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	968	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,180	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,163	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,463	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,634	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,575	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	492	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,673	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	351.20/cwt	350.00–354.00	1,802	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	333.13/cwt	332.50–335.00	1,896	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,658	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,752	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,538	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,760	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	870	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,697	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,535	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	3,569	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,125	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,800	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	3,264	1
Bulls	—	—	1,711	191.37/cwt	179.00–202.50	3,274	5
Bulls	—	—	1,935	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	4,160	1
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,410	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	3,977	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	810	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	689	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,181	141.39/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,670	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,285	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,570	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,300	151.04/cwt	148.00–157.00	1,964	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	158.90/cwt	151.00–166.00	2,105	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,513	173.99/cwt	173.00–175.00	2,632	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,576	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,640	160.22/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,628	5

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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 62Last week 25Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 18Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	440.00	440.00
1	250–300	295	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	375	390.00	390.00
2	400–450	430	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	450	350.00	350.00
10	500–550	513	350.00–354.00	351.20
4	550–600	569	332.50–335.00	333.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	395.00	395.00
1	300–350	310	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	492	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	440.00–450.00	445.19
1	350–400	385	475.00	475.00
8	450–500	462	400.00–441.00	435.62
3	500–550	515	365.00–405.00	390.89
2	700–750	707	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	770	355.00	355.00
1	800–850	830	325.00	325.00
1	950–1000	975	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	395	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	410	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	485	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	410.00	410.00
1	850–900	870	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	510.00	510.00
1	350–400	365	480.00	480.00
1	400–450	400	440.00	440.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	160.00	160.00
5	—	1,711	179.00–202.50	191.37
1	—	1,600	204.00	204.00
1	—	1,935	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,410	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,325	151.00–166.00	158.90
2	—	1,513	173.00–175.00	173.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	170.00	170.00
5	—	1,640	155.00–165.00	160.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,181	132.00–145.00	141.39
4	—	1,300	148.00–157.00	151.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	232.50	232.50

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.