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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2026-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Mar 27

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Mar 20Mar 27Apr 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 36▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 16▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 1▲ 15 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

*70-80# calves $700-850*

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 $418.33/cwt on 6 head, down $0.70 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 8 comparable sales and sits +63.10 against this barn's trailing median of $355.23.

Average price

$418.33

▼ 0.70 vs prior sale

6 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,211

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$254

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

$58.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.55

vs WV average

−6.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	526	428.00	2,252	5thin
Medium and Large 2	540	370.00	1,998	1thin

One grade step is worth $58.00/cwt here — about $254 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale6 hd

418.33

—

WV average4 barns · 82 hd

410.79

+7.55

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−6.86

This barn, trailing median8 sales

355.23

+63.10

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	2,355	220.00	5,181	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,405	163.75	2,301	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,197	159.82	1,912	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,403	$3,593	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,023	$3,206	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$3,205	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,300	1thin

Every lot

36 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	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,840	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,892	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	546	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,730	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,622	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,800	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	770	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,464	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,430	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Small 2	375	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,613	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,936	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,843	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	524	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,345	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,873	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,998	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	649	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,239	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	700	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,785	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,397	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,480	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,210	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 4	850	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,530	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,023	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,249	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	396.98/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,235	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,343	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	835	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,213	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	1,030	236.21/cwt	227.50–245.00	2,433	2
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	1,090	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,235	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,355	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	5,181	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,182	153.92/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,819	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,210	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,148	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,240	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,201	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	3,205.32/head	2,900.00–3,600.00	3,205	5
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,023	3,205.54/head	2,950.00–3,500.00	3,206	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,403	3,592.51/head	3,400.00–3,800.00	3,593	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 Mar 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 40Last week 36Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 16Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 1Year ago 0

*70-80# calves $700-850*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	563	370.00–410.00	396.98
1	650–700	660	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	835	265.00	265.00
2	1000–1050	1,030	227.50–245.00	236.21
1	1050–1100	1,090	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	524	447.50	447.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	350.00	350.00
4	600–650	649	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	705	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	775	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	540	370.00	370.00
1	850–900	850	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	850	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	440.00	440.00
1	700–750	700	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	460.00	460.00
1	450–500	485	390.00	390.00
1	800–850	810	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	770	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	546	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	617	425.00	425.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,023	2,950.00–3,500.00	3,205.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	940	2,900.00–3,600.00	3,205.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,403	3,400.00–3,800.00	3,592.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	3,600.00	3,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,182	150.00–159.00	153.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,355	220.00	220.00

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.