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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2026-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Mar 20

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Mar 13Mar 20Mar 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 11▼ 85 vs year ago 121 · −70.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 7▼ 10 vs year ago 26 · −38.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 2▼ 2 vs year ago 3 · −66.7%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleWed Sep 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Average attendance this week, trade fairly active. Larger head run than last reported with gains in Feeder and Slaughter Cattle. Not enough comparison from last week's report for a market test. Baby Calves up to $1,400.00 per head; Slaughter Hogs, $75.00 per cwt; Heiferettes, $197.00-$210.00 per cwt.

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 $391.60/cwt on 3 head, down $53.11 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 4 comparable sales and sits −20.66 against this barn's trailing median of $412.26.

Average price

$391.60

▼ 53.11 vs prior sale

3 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,103

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−67.19

vs WV average

−80.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	537	391.60	2,103	3thin

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 sale3 hd

391.60

—

WV average2 barns · 36 hd

458.79

−67.19

National average160 barns · 7,757 hd

472.12

−80.52

This barn, trailing median4 sales

412.26

−20.66

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	1,598	170.50	2,724	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,559	159.41	2,484	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,513	136.33	2,063	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	895	84.09	753	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,040	248.00	2,579	1thin

Every lot

32 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,575	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,600	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,739	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	379.90/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,987	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,345	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	610	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,074	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	314.88/cwt	300.00–335.00	2,393	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,463	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	935	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,525	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,560	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	385.24/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,618	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	382.58/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,798	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,950	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	284.80/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,603	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,057	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,080	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,175	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,021	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,692	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,015	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	300.90/cwt	260.00–340.00	2,001	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,764	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,040	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,579	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,085	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,356	1
Bulls	—	—	2,110	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	4,558	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	76.13/cwt	75.00–78.00	674	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	915	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,503	170.57/cwt	168.00–173.00	2,564	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,513	136.33/cwt	132.00–141.00	2,063	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,205	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	158.44/cwt	156.00–161.00	2,519	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,310	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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 36Last week 11Year ago 121

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 7Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	470.00	470.00
1	450–500	470	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	620	325.00	325.00
2	650–700	665	260.00–340.00	300.90
1	700–750	735	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	500	390.00	390.00
1	650–700	650	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	750	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	420	380.00–390.00	385.24
2	450–500	470	375.00–390.00	382.58
2	550–600	563	270.00–300.00	284.80
1	600–650	605	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	470	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	523	360.00–400.00	379.90
1	550–600	565	415.00	415.00
1	900–950	935	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	470.00	470.00
3	750–800	760	300.00–335.00	314.88
1	800–850	835	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	340.00	340.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	125.00	125.00
1	—	2,110	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,513	132.00–141.00	136.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,590	156.00–161.00	158.44
2	—	1,503	168.00–173.00	170.57
1	—	1,575	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	100.00	100.00
2	—	885	75.00–78.00	76.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	248.00	248.00

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.