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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2026-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Jul 10

● Final7 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Jun 26Jul 10Jul 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 9▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 22▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 3▲ 2 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

Steers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb steers averaged $330.00/cwt on 1 head, down $161.92 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −115.61 against this barn's trailing median of $445.61.

Average price

$330.00

▼ 161.92 vs prior sale

1 head · 420 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,386

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WV average

−173.21 vs national

Price by quality 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	420	330.00	1,386	1thin

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 sale1 hd

330.00

—

WV average1 barns · 1 hd

330.00

+0.00

National average146 barns · 4,451 hd

503.21

−173.21

This barn, trailing median4 sales

445.61

−115.61

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 400–500 lb

4 sales

Steers 400–500 lb: high $521.65, low $357.94, median $445.61 across 4 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	2,120	205.00	4,346	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,185	162.00	1,920	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,443	160.65	2,318	4thin

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)	1,210	$3,300	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	700	$1,000	1thin

Every lot

7 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 1	360	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,188	1
Steers	400–450	Medium 2	420	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,386	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,120	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	4,346	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,185	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,920	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,443	160.65/cwt	153.00–167.00	2,318	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 4Thin Fleshed	700	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	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 Jul 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2Last week 9Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 22Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 3Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,120	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,443	153.00–167.00	160.65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	330.00	330.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 4 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	1,000.00	1,000.00

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	—	1,210	3,300.00	3,300.00

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.