Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2026-06-19

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2026-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Jun 19

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← May 29Jun 19Jun 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 11▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 14▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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 $330.00/cwt on 1 head, down $53.94 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 8 comparable sales and sits −25.23 against this barn's trailing median of $355.23.

Average price

$330.00

▼ 53.94 vs prior sale

1 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,766

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−77.53

vs WV average

−81.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	535	330.00	1,766	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

330.00

—

WV average4 barns · 99 hd

407.53

−77.53

National average169 barns · 9,451 hd

411.50

−81.50

This barn, trailing median8 sales

355.23

−25.23

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	1,829	218.16	3,990	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	175.99	1,883	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,408	161.78	2,278	8thin

Every lot

15 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,615	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	884	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,104	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,379	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,251	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,732	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,634	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,766	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,030	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	930	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,790	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,607	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,829	218.16/cwt	189.00–231.00	3,990	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	175.99/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,883	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,408	161.78/cwt	130.00–179.00	2,278	8

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 Jun 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 13Last week 11Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 14Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	488	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	410	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	495	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	535	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	700	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	930	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	380.00	380.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,829	189.00–231.00	218.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,408	130.00–179.00	161.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,070	170.00–180.00	175.99

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.