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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2026-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, May 8

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← May 1May 8May 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 75 vs last sale 0▲ 38 vs year ago 37 · +102.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 8 · +12.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 0▲ 8 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

4 Replacement Heifers weighing 1000# bring $4800 each*

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 $383.94/cwt on 15 head, down $42.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 8 comparable sales and sits +28.71 against this barn's trailing median of $355.23.

Average price

$383.94

▼ 42.35 vs prior sale

15 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,128

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$33

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

$17.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.60

vs WV average

−43.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	551	388.50	2,139	10thin
Medium and Large 3	540	380.00	2,052	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	510	380.00	1,938	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	585	371.38	2,173	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.12/cwt here — about −$33 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale15 hd

383.94

—

WV average3 barns · 37 hd

399.55

−15.60

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−43.96

This barn, trailing median8 sales

355.23

+28.71

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	1,503	192.58	2,894	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,553	170.60	2,649	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,388	157.00	2,179	1thin

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
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,307	$2,795	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,295	$3,000	1thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,634	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	375.40/cwt	325.00–400.00	1,547	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	443	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,994	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,189	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,408	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,478	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	395.26/cwt	345.00–420.00	2,498	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,363	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	707	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,475	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,555	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,783	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	820	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,665	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,332	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,444	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	390.00/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,619	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,722	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	463	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,026	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,930	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,824	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,938	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,983	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,052	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,207	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	371.38/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,173	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	335.02/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,255	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,380	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,535	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	724	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,389	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,511	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,672	1
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,363	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,458	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,025	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,050	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,172	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,503	192.58/cwt	190.00–197.50	2,894	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,388	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,179	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,553	170.60/cwt	156.00–186.00	2,649	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,307	2,794.77/head	2,375.00–3,100.00	2,795	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	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 May 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 75Last week 0Year ago 37

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 0

4 Replacement Heifers weighing 1000# bring $4800 each*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	505	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	420	410.00	410.00
2	450–500	465	415.00	415.00
3	550–600	585	365.00–385.00	371.38
1	650–700	685	370.00	370.00
1	800–850	835	320.00	320.00
1	1100–1150	1,125	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	375.00	375.00
4	400–450	415	380.00–420.00	390.00
2	450–500	493	370.00	370.00
3	500–550	515	385.00	385.00
7	550–600	566	390.00	390.00
2	650–700	673	330.00–340.00	335.02
4	700–750	724	330.00	330.00
1	800–850	810	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	680	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	463	437.50	437.50
1	500–550	510	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	430.00	430.00
3	400–450	412	325.00–400.00	375.40
1	450–500	490	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	795	350.00	350.00
1	800–850	820	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	707	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	425.00	425.00
1	550–600	590	420.00	420.00
3	600–650	632	345.00–420.00	395.26
1	650–700	675	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	730	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	450.00	450.00
5	500–550	535	450.00	450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,388	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,553	156.00–186.00	170.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,503	190.00–197.50	192.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	3,000.00	3,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,307	2,375.00–3,100.00	2,794.77

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.