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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2026-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Jun 26

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Jun 19Jun 26Jul 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 13▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 18▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 0▲ 3 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

90# bull calf bring $800

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 $360.00/cwt on 1 head, down $23.94 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 8 comparable sales and sits +4.77 against this barn's trailing median of $355.23.

Average price

$360.00

▼ 23.94 vs prior sale

1 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,944

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.72

vs WV average

−55.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	540	360.00	1,944	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

360.00

—

WV average3 barns · 15 hd

361.72

−1.72

National average161 barns · 8,493 hd

415.83

−55.83

This barn, trailing median8 sales

355.23

+4.77

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	1,880	195.00	3,666	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	164.82	2,390	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,380	163.73	2,260	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,189	145.56	1,730	8thin

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	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$2,220	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$2,100	1thin

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	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,093	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	443	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,728	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	455	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,797	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	540	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,944	1
Heifers	750–800	Large 2	780	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,418	1
Heifers	800–850	Large 2	840	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,268	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	425	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,870	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,880	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,666	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,261	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,212	148.78/cwt	108.00–163.00	1,803	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,498	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,384	161.07/cwt	154.00–166.00	2,229	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	164.82/cwt	157.00–170.00	2,390	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	2,219.90/head	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,220	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	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 Jun 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 9Last week 13Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 18Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 0

90# bull calf bring $800

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,880	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,384	154.00–166.00	161.07
1	—	1,350	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,212	108.00–163.00	148.78
1	—	1,025	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,450	157.00–170.00	164.82

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)	1	—	1,085	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	980	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,219.90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	395.00	395.00
1	500–550	540	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	780	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	840	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	440.00	440.00

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.