Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2026-08-21

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2026-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Aug 21

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Aug 14Aug 21Aug 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 9▼ 10 vs year ago 25 · −40.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 12▲ 9 vs year ago 18 · +50.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleWed Sep 30, 2026

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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $275.00/cwt on 1 head, down $108.94 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −80.23 against this barn's trailing median of $355.23.

Average price

$275.00

▼ 108.94 vs prior sale

1 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,458

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−65.24

vs WV average

−75.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	530	275.00	1,458	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

275.00

—

WV average4 barns · 30 hd

340.24

−65.24

National average160 barns · 5,295 hd

350.92

−75.92

This barn, trailing median8 sales

355.23

−80.23

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	1,814	186.77	3,388	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,374	154.21	2,119	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,169	129.59	1,515	10
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,462	158.84	2,322	3thin

Every lot

19 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium 2	510	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,989	1
Steers	550–600	Medium 2	580	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,711	1
Steers	650–700	Medium 2	680	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,074	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	370	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,203	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	380	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,387	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	435	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,457	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	530	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,458	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium 2	940	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,904	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	380	395.00/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,501	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	475	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,663	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	535	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,699	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium 2	835	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,607	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium 1	965	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,978	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,814	186.77/cwt	168.00–212.00	3,388	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	579	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	914	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,206	143.86/cwt	126.00–159.00	1,735	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,374	154.21/cwt	143.00–164.00	2,119	7
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,462	158.84/cwt	150.00–175.00	2,322	3

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 Aug 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 15Last week 9Year ago 25

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 12Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	325.00	325.00
1	900–950	940	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	435	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	530	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	580	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	680	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	835	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	390.00–400.00	395.00
1	450–500	475	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	535	317.50	317.50
1	950–1000	965	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,462	150.00–175.00	158.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,206	126.00–159.00	143.86
1	—	965	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,075	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,374	143.00–164.00	154.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,814	168.00–212.00	186.77

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.