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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2025-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Oct 17

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

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Feeder Cattle receipts

104 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 84▼ 129 vs year ago 233 · −55.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 26▼ 11 vs year ago 42 · −26.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 3 · +33.3%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleWed Sep 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Clean up graded Feeder sale, slightly higher overall offering than last week, small increase in offering of Feeder Calves and Slaughter Cattle. Active trade and above average attendance. Feeder Steers and Heifers sold steady, most graded #1 muscled with some small farmer groups, not many #2 muscled shoulder Calves. Slaughter Cows and Bulls slightly higher than last reported, better quality run of Cows this week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $353.79/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −58.48 against this barn's trailing median of $412.26.

Average price

$353.79

15 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,906

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$589

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

$87.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−50.93

vs WV average

−115.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	383.02	2,110	10thin
Medium and Large 2	515	295.32	1,521	5thin

One grade step is worth $87.70/cwt here — about $589 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 sale15 hd

353.79

—

WV average3 barns · 661 hd

404.71

−50.93

National average176 barns · 29,227 hd

469.04

−115.25

This barn, trailing median4 sales

412.26

−58.48

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

4 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $493.27, low $365.19, median $412.26 across 4 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	1,580	175.33	2,770	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,247	148.64	1,854	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,590	145.68	2,316	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,107	128.62	1,423	6thin

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 Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	750	$1,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$2,413	2thin

Every lot

43 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	880	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	415.84/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,156	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,330	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	407.32/cwt	385.00–450.00	1,523	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	396.52/cwt	365.00–430.00	1,638	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	323.33/cwt	290.00–340.00	1,342	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	410.30/cwt	370.00–440.00	1,875	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	295.08/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,351	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	399.85/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,039	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	295.32/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,521	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	378.81/cwt	355.00–390.00	2,125	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	348.05/cwt	344.99–350.00	2,203	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,268	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,343	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,370	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,516	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	293.56/cwt	275.00–299.00	2,862	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	347.50/cwt	310.00–385.00	1,008	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	381.38/cwt	355.00–405.00	1,213	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,462	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,447	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	304.92/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,442	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,809	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	348.28/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,811	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	335.09/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,893	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	279.85/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,590	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,195	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	291.90/cwt	275.00–300.00	2,402	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,557	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,290	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,013	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,027	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,580	175.33/cwt	172.00–181.00	2,770	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,012	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,152	131.34/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,513	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	144.93/cwt	138.00–155.00	1,770	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	157.31/cwt	157.00–158.00	2,058	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	139.71/cwt	137.00–142.00	2,040	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,633	147.67/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,411	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	2,413.16/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,413	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 Oct 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 104Last week 84Year ago 233

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 26Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	400.00	400.00
3	250–300	278	395.00–425.00	415.84
3	350–400	374	385.00–450.00	407.32
2	400–450	413	365.00–430.00	396.52
5	450–500	457	370.00–440.00	410.30
2	500–550	510	385.00–415.00	399.85
8	550–600	561	355.00–390.00	378.81
5	600–650	633	344.99–350.00	348.05
3	650–700	675	336.00	336.00
1	700–750	710	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	790	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	825	305.00	305.00
6	950–1000	975	275.00–299.00	293.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	380.00	380.00
3	400–450	415	290.00–340.00	323.33
2	450–500	458	290.00–300.00	295.08
5	500–550	515	270.00–320.00	295.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	310.00–385.00	347.50
2	300–350	318	355.00–405.00	381.38
1	350–400	395	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	432	335.00	335.00
6	450–500	476	380.00	380.00
4	500–550	520	325.00–370.00	348.28
4	550–600	565	330.00–340.00	335.09
1	650–700	665	330.00	330.00
3	800–850	823	275.00–300.00	291.90
1	950–1000	965	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	473	290.00–320.00	304.92
3	550–600	568	270.00–285.00	279.85
1	600–650	645	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	335.00	335.00
3	550–600	575	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	605	335.00	335.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,152	128.00–135.00	131.34
1	—	880	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,633	145.00–151.00	147.67
2	—	1,460	137.00–142.00	139.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,308	157.00–158.00	157.31
7	—	1,221	138.00–155.00	144.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,580	172.00–181.00	175.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	750	1,175.00	1,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,140	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,413.16

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.