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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2025-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Nov 14

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Oct 31Nov 14Mar 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 0▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 0▲ 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 0▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleWed Sep 30, 2026

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb steers averaged $310.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −58.64 against this barn's trailing median of $368.64.

Average price

$310.00

1 head · 705 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,186

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+17.18

vs WV average

−38.34 vs national

Price by quality 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	705	310.00	2,186	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

310.00

—

WV average3 barns · 22 hd

292.82

+17.18

National average151 barns · 8,974 hd

348.34

−38.34

This barn, trailing median2 sales

368.64

−58.64

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,553	174.61	2,712	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,828	141.78	2,592	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,494	139.92	2,090	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,262	121.40	1,531	13
Steers	Select	Average	1,440	204.40	2,943	3thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$2,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	860	$2,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$2,250	1thin

Every lot

19 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	285.98/cwt	250.00–320.00	766	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,482	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,186	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	845	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,176	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,581	1
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,438	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	300	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	570	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,440	204.40/cwt	200.00–210.00	2,943	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,553	174.61/cwt	160.00–197.00	2,712	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	884	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,280	124.43/cwt	111.00–146.00	1,593	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,488	149.89/cwt	146.00–154.00	2,230	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,495	138.11/cwt	130.00–145.00	2,065	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,828	141.78/cwt	139.00–144.00	2,592	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	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 Nov 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,440	200.00–210.00	204.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,553	160.00–197.00	174.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,280	111.00–146.00	124.43
1	—	1,040	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,828	139.00–144.00	141.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,495	130.00–145.00	138.11
2	—	1,488	146.00–154.00	149.89

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	845	257.50	257.50
1	850–900	890	290.00	290.00
2	1100–1150	1,108	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	250.00–320.00	285.98
1	350–400	390	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	190.00	190.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,600.00	2,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	915	2,250.00	2,250.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	860	2,300.00	2,300.00

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.