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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2026-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, May 22

● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← May 15May 22May 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 39▼ 14 vs year ago 18 · −77.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 21▼ 1 vs year ago 16 · −6.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 0▼ 6 vs year ago 9 · −66.7%

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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $305.00/cwt on 1 head, down $78.94 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 8 comparable sales and sits −50.23 against this barn's trailing median of $355.23.

Average price

$305.00

▼ 78.94 vs prior sale

1 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−96.91

vs WV average

−113.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	570	305.00	1,739	1thin

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 sale1 hd

305.00

—

WV average3 barns · 15 hd

401.91

−96.91

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

−113.26

This barn, trailing median8 sales

355.23

−50.23

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	1,748	203.85	3,563	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	176.56	2,099	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,182	144.74	1,711	5thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,232	$3,069	3thin

Every lot

13 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,998	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,372	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,512	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	457.04/cwt	445.00–480.00	1,906	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,739	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	297	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,708	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,748	203.85/cwt	177.00–220.00	3,563	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	154.68/cwt	137.00–177.00	1,779	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	176.56/cwt	136.00–215.00	2,099	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,310	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,376	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	3,303.77/head	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,304	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 May 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4Last week 39Year ago 18

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 21Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	420.00	420.00
3	400–450	417	445.00–480.00	457.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	490.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	297	575.00	575.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,325	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,303.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,748	177.00–220.00	203.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,189	136.00–215.00	176.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,150	137.00–177.00	154.68
1	—	1,310	105.00	105.00

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.