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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2025-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Sep 26

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Sep 19Sep 26Oct 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

81 head

▼ 411 vs last sale 492▲ 81 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 32▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 0▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleWed Sep 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Special Graded Feeder Calf Sale Wednesday October 1, 2025, 10AM*

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 $357.77/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 5 of 8 comparable sales and sits +2.54 against this barn's trailing median of $355.23.

Average price

$357.77

14 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$709

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

$147.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.51

vs WV average

−8.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	505	400.00	2,020	10thin
Medium and Large 2	520	252.21	1,311	4thin

One grade step is worth $147.79/cwt here — about $709 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale14 hd

357.77

—

WV average5 barns · 138 hd

343.26

+14.51

National average172 barns · 11,458 hd

365.85

−8.08

This barn, trailing median8 sales

355.23

+2.54

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	1,987	145.16	2,884	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	136.02	1,699	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,865	136.00	2,536	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	115.70	1,181	11

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,135	$1,732	3thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,610	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	385.26/cwt	320.00–420.00	1,830	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,328	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,638	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	449.95/cwt	449.00–460.00	2,398	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	272.94/cwt	220.00–325.00	1,610	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	328.29/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,029	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,036	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,024	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,123	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,047	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,075	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,166	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,138	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,030	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	358.55/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,327	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,470	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	388.28/cwt	375.00–397.50	1,840	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,851	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,020	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	252.21/cwt	220.00–320.00	1,311	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,104	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	630	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,638	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	900	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,463	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	900	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	880	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,806	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,530	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,940	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,969	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	251.75/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,448	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,279	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,599	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,575	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,223	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	700	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,540	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,743	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,898	145.24/cwt	142.50–148.00	2,757	2
Bulls	—	—	2,165	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	3,139	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	620	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	403	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	699	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	126.30/cwt	110.00–139.00	1,350	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	136.02/cwt	126.00–144.00	1,699	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,865	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,536	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	1,731.50/head	1,475.00–2,000.00	1,732	3

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 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 81Last week 492Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 32Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 0

*Special Graded Feeder Calf Sale Wednesday October 1, 2025, 10AM*

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,865	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,069	110.00–139.00	126.30
1	—	985	71.00	71.00
1	—	620	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,249	126.00–144.00	136.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,898	142.50–148.00	145.24
1	—	2,165	145.00	145.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	420	430.00	430.00
1	450–500	485	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	425	360.00	360.00
3	550–600	575	240.00–260.00	251.75
1	600–650	615	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	830	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	400	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	525	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	575	222.50	222.50
1	600–650	630	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	670	182.50	182.50
1	700–750	700	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	325	350.00	350.00
4	350–400	370	345.00–365.00	358.55
1	400–450	420	350.00	350.00
5	450–500	474	375.00–397.50	388.28
10	500–550	505	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	455.00	455.00
1	250–300	250	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	355	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	487	380.00	380.00
4	500–550	520	220.00–320.00	252.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	320.00–420.00	385.26
11	500–550	533	449.00–460.00	449.95
3	600–650	618	320.00–345.00	328.29
1	650–700	690	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	460.00	460.00
1	450–500	485	480.00	480.00
2	550–600	590	220.00–325.00	272.94
1	700–750	710	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	745	285.00	285.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,135	1,475.00–2,000.00	1,731.50

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.