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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2025-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Oct 31

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Oct 24Oct 31Nov 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 85▲ 24 vs year ago 7 · +342.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 39▲ 4 vs year ago 17 · +23.5%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleWed Sep 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Lower attendance and much lighter run that last week's Bred Cow special. No market test on Feeder Cattle due to the lighter run but prices followed national trends of the past week. Slaughter Cows $4-$5 lower per cwt, no market test on Bulls. Bullocks $150-$155 per cwt. Red white face cattle noted on report as Medium #1.

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 $337.67/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −74.59 against this barn's trailing median of $412.26.

Average price

$337.67

2 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,901

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−57.34

vs WV average

−92.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	337.67	1,901	2thin

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 sale2 hd

337.67

—

WV average4 barns · 138 hd

395.01

−57.34

National average179 barns · 33,800 hd

429.72

−92.05

This barn, trailing median4 sales

412.26

−74.59

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	2,010	166.00	3,337	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,404	141.99	1,994	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,378	133.00	1,833	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,150	112.61	1,295	4thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,048	242.15	2,538	4thin

Every lot

23 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium 1	365	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	986	1
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	495	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,351	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	337.67/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,901	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,842	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,194	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	862	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,414	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,055	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	545	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,213	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	264.85/cwt	252.50–277.50	1,624	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,772	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,674	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium 1	810	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,863	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	478	238.25/cwt	225.00–252.50	1,139	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,553	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,048	242.15/cwt	223.00–251.00	2,538	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,010	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	3,337	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	874	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,187	122.15/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,450	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,619	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,351	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,810	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,422	144.65/cwt	139.00–154.00	2,057	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,467	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,980	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 Oct 31, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 31Last week 85Year ago 7

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 39Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	225.00–252.50	238.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	222.50	222.50
1	800–850	810	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	285.00	285.00
4	600–650	613	252.50–277.50	264.85
3	650–700	675	262.50	262.50
1	700–750	720	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	563	325.00–350.00	337.67
2	600–650	610	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	652	282.50	282.50
2	750–800	750	292.50	292.50
2	850–900	862	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	495	273.00	273.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,010	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,048	223.00–251.00	242.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	130.00	130.00
3	—	1,467	130.00–140.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,351	134.00	134.00
3	—	1,422	139.00–154.00	144.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	84.00	84.00
3	—	1,187	118.00–125.00	122.15

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.