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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2026-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, May 29

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← May 22May 29Jun 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 4▼ 2 vs year ago 13 · −15.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 15▲ 3 vs year ago 11 · +27.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 3▼ 40 vs year ago 47 · −85.1%

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

Bulls · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb bulls averaged $427.50/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$427.50

2 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,956

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.63

vs WV average

Price by quality 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	458	427.50	1,956	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

427.50

—

WV average4 barns · 34 hd

424.87

+2.63

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	2,185	233.00	5,091	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,313	171.25	2,248	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,165	132.43	1,543	6thin

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 Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	985	$1,800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,100	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,259	$4,555	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$3,500	1thin

Every lot

17 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 · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,518	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,210	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	215	564.22/cwt	540.00–575.00	1,213	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,301	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,607	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,800	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,890	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,005	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,185	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	5,091	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	525	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	148.92/cwt	139.00–164.00	1,769	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,306	163.50/cwt	151.00–175.00	2,135	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,825	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,259	4,555.31/head	4,200.00–4,800.00	4,555	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 11Last week 4Year ago 13

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 15Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 3Year ago 47

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	—	1,130	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,259	4,200.00–4,800.00	4,555.31

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	1	—	1,100	2,500.00	2,500.00

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	985	1,800.00	1,800.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	215	540.00–575.00	564.22
1	250–300	255	510.00	510.00
1	300–350	315	510.00	510.00
1	350–400	375	480.00	480.00
1	400–450	420	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	495	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	650	340.00	340.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	210.00	210.00
5	—	1,306	151.00–175.00	163.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	50.00	50.00
5	—	1,188	139.00–164.00	148.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,185	233.00	233.00

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.