Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2025-09-12

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2025-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Sep 12

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Sep 5Sep 12Sep 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

226 head

▲ 226 vs last sale 0▲ 89 vs year ago 137 · +65.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 0▼ 5 vs year ago 33 · −15.2%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleWed Sep 30, 2026

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good demand for feeder cattle again this week with a nice test of the market.

Special Feeder sale with groups of vaccinated cattle consigned. Contact yards for more information

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 $362.45/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 5 of 8 comparable sales and sits +7.22 against this barn's trailing median of $355.23.

Average price

$362.45

48 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,976

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$41.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.49

vs WV average

−5.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	365.92	1,996	44
Medium and Large 2	541	324.37	1,755	4thin

One grade step is worth $41.54/cwt here — about $241 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale48 hd

362.45

—

WV average4 barns · 145 hd

350.96

+11.49

National average171 barns · 13,169 hd

368.34

−5.89

This barn, trailing median8 sales

355.23

+7.22

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	1,925	173.75	3,345	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,461	148.29	2,167	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,740	141.00	2,453	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,208	132.20	1,596	15
Heifers	Select	Average	1,335	220.00	2,937	1thin

Every lot

50 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,755	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	429.67/cwt	375.00–480.00	1,818	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	466.32/cwt	430.00–485.00	2,010	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	451	415.04/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,872	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	463.35/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,201	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	430.83/cwt	400.00–465.00	2,245	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	387.01/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,218	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	383.01/cwt	362.50–405.00	2,206	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,260	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	384.04/cwt	350.00–397.00	2,393	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	381.73/cwt	330.00–391.00	2,596	16
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,440	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,811	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	314.97/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,913	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,166	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	343.31/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,298	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	370.44/cwt	327.50–400.00	1,430	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	405.55/cwt	380.00–435.00	1,703	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,509	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,408	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	369.99/cwt	352.50–395.00	1,754	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	352.20/cwt	332.50–367.50	1,870	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	320.83/cwt	317.50–322.50	1,726	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,843	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	379.63/cwt	305.00–416.00	2,126	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	347.56/cwt	302.50–355.00	2,127	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	348.28/cwt	320.00–398.00	2,187	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,983	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	314.81/cwt	280.00–335.00	2,122	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	716	301.33/cwt	285.00–310.00	2,158	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,508	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	220	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	946	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	327	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,749	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,374	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,679	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	442.25/cwt	400.00–485.00	1,871	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	2,126	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	422.68/cwt	405.00–440.00	2,071	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	501	422.00/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,114	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,950	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	365.27/cwt	300.00–405.00	2,089	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,031	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,166	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,213	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,335	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,937	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,925	173.75/cwt	156.00–189.00	3,345	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,186	135.76/cwt	123.00–156.00	1,610	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,348	109.05/cwt	101.00–117.50	1,470	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,461	148.29/cwt	139.00–155.00	2,167	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,740	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,453	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 Sep 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 226Last week 0Year ago 137

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 0Year ago 33

Good demand for feeder cattle again this week with a nice test of the market.

Special Feeder sale with groups of vaccinated cattle consigned. Contact yards for more information

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	386	327.50–400.00	370.44
4	400–450	420	380.00–435.00	405.55
7	450–500	474	352.50–395.00	369.99
22	500–550	531	332.50–367.50	352.20
22	550–600	560	305.00–416.00	379.63
14	600–650	628	320.00–398.00	348.28
7	650–700	674	280.00–335.00	314.81
1	850–900	850	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	378	335.00–370.00	343.31
1	400–450	425	355.00	355.00
3	500–550	538	317.50–322.50	320.83
1	550–600	550	335.00	335.00
9	600–650	612	302.50–355.00	347.56
2	650–700	650	305.00	305.00
3	700–750	716	285.00–310.00	301.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	440	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	487.50	487.50
10	400–450	431	430.00–485.00	466.32
12	450–500	475	450.00–490.00	463.35
11	500–550	521	400.00–465.00	430.83
6	550–600	576	362.50–405.00	383.01
11	600–650	623	350.00–397.00	384.04
16	650–700	680	330.00–391.00	381.73
1	800–850	800	305.00	305.00
1	850–900	865	325.00	325.00
3	900–950	925	300.00–325.00	314.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	375.00–480.00	429.67
3	450–500	451	385.00–430.00	415.04
2	550–600	573	375.00–400.00	387.01
1	600–650	615	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	327	535.00	535.00
2	350–400	373	450.00	450.00
2	400–450	423	400.00–485.00	442.25
2	450–500	490	405.00–440.00	422.68
5	500–550	501	415.00–425.00	422.00
5	550–600	572	300.00–405.00	365.27
2	600–650	637	340.00	340.00
2	850–900	885	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	520	375.00	375.00
2	550–600	572	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	443.00	443.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,461	139.00–155.00	148.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,348	101.00–117.50	109.05
13	—	1,186	123.00–156.00	135.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,925	156.00–189.00	173.75

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.