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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2025-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Sep 5

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Aug 29Sep 5Sep 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

122 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 62▲ 90 vs year ago 32 · +281.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 40▲ 5 vs year ago 33 · +15.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

61 head

▲ 61 vs last sale 0▲ 59 vs year ago 2 · +2,950.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleWed Sep 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Included are some small herd dispersals as well as some calves that one dispersal halter broke some calves for local 4h and FFA projects (per head prices). Good demand for light feeder cattle and bred cows.

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 $351.13/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 5 of 8 comparable sales and sits −4.10 against this barn's trailing median of $355.23.

Average price

$351.13

13 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,892

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$18.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.44

vs WV average

−20.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	572	365.00	2,088	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	527	349.34	1,841	8thin
Medium and Large 2	548	346.67	1,900	3thin

One grade step is worth $18.33/cwt here — about $188 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 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale13 hd

351.13

—

WV average3 barns · 57 hd

357.57

−6.44

National average145 barns · 7,681 hd

371.51

−20.38

This barn, trailing median8 sales

355.23

−4.10

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	1,753	185.50	3,252	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,379	157.06	2,165	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,666	147.45	2,457	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,164	120.54	1,403	12

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,713	$2,807	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,490	$2,637	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,575	$2,627	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,221	$2,618	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,278	$2,577	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,275	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,296	$2,466	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,299	$2,356	4thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	828	$2,432	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,455	$3,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,395	$3,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,286	$3,624	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,234	$3,546	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,255	$2,975	2thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,197	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,087	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	448.96/cwt	375.00–490.00	1,697	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,422	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	469.10/cwt	420.00–477.00	1,984	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	459.63/cwt	430.00–475.00	2,188	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	429.38/cwt	395.00–447.50	2,259	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,766	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	2,210.62/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,211	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,344	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,095	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	900	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	394.26/cwt	385.00–407.00	1,262	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	399.67/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,495	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,112	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,318	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	388.66/cwt	330.00–403.00	1,663	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	374.78/cwt	340.00–392.50	1,750	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,683	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	357.64/cwt	327.00–367.50	1,842	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	1,812.56/head	1,800.00–1,825.00	1,813	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	324.44/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,827	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,013	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	572	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,088	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	327.58/cwt	290.00–340.00	2,028	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	4,830	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,378	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,471	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,760	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,090	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	416.87/cwt	407.50–420.00	2,184	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,776	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,052	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,887	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,753	185.50/cwt	167.00–200.00	3,252	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,029	102.25/cwt	87.50–117.00	1,052	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,260	133.60/cwt	112.00–151.00	1,683	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,275	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,525	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,388	153.34/cwt	144.00–162.00	2,128	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,666	147.45/cwt	141.00–159.00	2,457	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,224	3,704.29/head	3,550.00–4,000.00	3,704	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,236	3,918.89/head	3,600.00–4,200.00	3,919	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	3,228.69/head	2,400.00–4,000.00	3,229	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	3,299.30/head	2,850.00–3,700.00	3,299	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,420	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,455	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,490	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,600	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,221	2,618.35/head	1,750.00–4,400.00	2,618	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,278	2,577.40/head	2,450.00–2,750.00	2,577	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,296	2,466.22/head	1,750.00–3,900.00	2,466	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,299	2,355.87/head	1,925.00–2,750.00	2,356	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,490	2,636.91/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,637	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,575	2,626.75/head	2,350.00–3,100.00	2,627	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,713	2,806.93/head	2,550.00–3,050.00	2,807	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	2,432.48/head	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,432	2

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 Sep 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 122Last week 62Year ago 32

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 40Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 0Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	440.00	440.00
4	500–550	524	407.50–420.00	416.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	530	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	570	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	740	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	1,300.00	1,300.00
1	300–350	345	315.00	315.00
1	350–400	375	1,675.00	1,675.00
9	350–400	378	375.00–490.00	448.96
8	400–450	423	420.00–477.00	469.10
7	450–500	476	430.00–475.00	459.63
3	500–550	526	395.00–447.50	429.38
3	550–600	577	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,210.62
1	600–650	625	375.00	375.00
1	650–700	665	3,100.00	3,100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	395	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	535	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	665	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	375.00	375.00
3	300–350	320	385.00–407.00	394.26
9	350–400	374	385.00–410.00	399.67
1	350–400	385	3,150.00	3,150.00
16	400–450	428	330.00–403.00	388.66
12	450–500	467	340.00–392.50	374.78
1	450–500	490	1,850.00	1,850.00
6	500–550	515	327.00–367.50	357.64
2	500–550	533	1,800.00–1,825.00	1,812.56
2	550–600	563	300.00–350.00	324.44
1	600–650	620	2,000.00	2,000.00
4	600–650	619	290.00–340.00	327.58
1	750–800	755	315.00	315.00
1	800–850	810	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	425	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	510	330.00	330.00
2	550–600	567	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	695	695.00	695.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	572	365.00	365.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,305	2,850.00–3,700.00	3,299.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,236	3,600.00–4,200.00	3,918.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,600	3,450.00	3,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,490	3,450.00	3,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,255	2,400.00–4,000.00	3,228.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,224	3,550.00–4,000.00	3,704.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	3,850.00	3,850.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,455	3,800.00	3,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,420	4,100.00	4,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,490	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,636.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,713	2,550.00–3,050.00	2,806.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,221	1,750.00–4,400.00	2,618.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,575	2,350.00–3,100.00	2,626.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,278	2,450.00–2,750.00	2,577.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,299	1,925.00–2,750.00	2,355.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	1,296	1,750.00–3,900.00	2,466.22

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	828	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,432.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,029	87.50–117.00	102.25
7	—	1,260	112.00–151.00	133.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,666	141.00–159.00	147.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,388	144.00–162.00	153.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,753	167.00–200.00	185.50

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.