Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2026-08-28

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2026-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Aug 28

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Aug 21Aug 28Sep 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 0▼ 23 vs year ago 62 · −37.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 0▼ 31 vs year ago 40 · −77.5%

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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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $327.76/cwt on 7 head.

Average price

$327.76

7 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,800

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

per head · Medium 1 over Medium 2

$21.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.36

vs WV average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	554	337.03	1,865	4thin
Medium 2	543	315.41	1,714	3thin

One grade step is worth $21.62/cwt here — about $152 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale7 hd

327.76

—

WV average4 barns · 36 hd

345.12

−17.36

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	1,888	180.40	3,406	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,014	116.55	1,181	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
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	795	$1,100	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,005	$1,800	1thin

Every lot

28 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	900–950	Medium 1	900	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,610	2
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,051	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,785	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium 2	190	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	675	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium 2	267	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	713	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium 2	300	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,155	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	353	340.07/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,200	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	420	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,428	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	482	333.29/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,606	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	550	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,733	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium 2	345	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,449	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium 2	385	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,425	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1	425	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,636	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium 2	425	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,509	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium 3	480	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,248	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	510	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,811	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium 2	510	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,790	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium 2	560	297.61/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,667	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	568	331.04/cwt	305.00–345.00	1,880	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1	600	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,950	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium 2	605	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,634	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium 2	725	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,921	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium 2	935	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,683	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,888	180.40/cwt	165.00–195.00	3,406	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	700	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	210	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	145.40/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,626	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	1,005	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	795	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	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 Aug 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 39Last week 0Year ago 62

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,888	165.00–195.00	180.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	30.00	30.00
3	—	1,118	144.00–146.00	145.40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	385	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	425	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	510	351.00	351.00
2	550–600	560	285.00–310.00	297.61
1	600–650	605	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	725	265.00	265.00
1	900–950	935	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	510	355.00	355.00
3	550–600	568	305.00–345.00	331.04
1	600–650	600	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	1050–1100	1,051	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	900	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	482	320.00–340.00	333.29
2	550–600	550	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	355.00	355.00
3	250–300	267	267.00	267.00
1	300–350	300	385.00	385.00
2	350–400	353	330.00–350.00	340.07
1	400–450	420	340.00	340.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	795	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,005	1,800.00	1,800.00

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.