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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2026-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Mar 13

● Final12 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Mar 6Mar 13Mar 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 115 vs last sale 126▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 10▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 13▲ 2 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

Average attendance and lighter run by 2/3rds compared to last week; lighter run of Feeder Cattle especially influencing this. Beef Calves high as $1,200 per head. Slaughter Hogs up to $71 per cwt.

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 $370.00/cwt on 2 head, down $49.04 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 8 comparable sales and sits +14.77 against this barn's trailing median of $355.23.

Average price

$370.00

▼ 49.04 vs prior sale

2 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,035

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.79

vs WV average

−43.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	550	370.00	2,035	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

370.00

—

WV average2 barns · 19 hd

367.21

+2.79

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−43.78

This barn, trailing median8 sales

355.23

+14.77

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	1,900	172.44	3,276	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,103	139.38	1,537	4thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,100	$2,300	1thin

Every lot

12 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Gaunt	385	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,810	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,920	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,120	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	460	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,794	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,035	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,617	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,208	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,150	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,900	172.44/cwt	170.00–175.00	3,276	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,103	139.38/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,537	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	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 Mar 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 11Last week 126Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 10Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 13Year ago 0

Average attendance and lighter run by 2/3rds compared to last week; lighter run of Feeder Cattle especially influencing this. Beef Calves high as $1,200 per head. Slaughter Hogs up to $71 per cwt.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	500	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	550	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	735	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	530	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	470.00	470.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,300.00	2,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,900	170.00–175.00	172.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,103	130.00–150.00	139.38

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.