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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2026-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-18

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Sep 18

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Aug 28Sep 18Sep 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

466 head

▲ 427 vs last sale 39▼ 26 vs year ago 492 · −5.3%

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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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Heavy run today for the Pre-Vaccinated Special Sale. Above average attendance and trade remained fairly steady throughout the sale. A lot of quality in the run. Wider price ranges with the vaccinated guaranteed offering holding up the higher end of the market. Baby calves up to $725.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $379.82/cwt on 113 head, down $113.45 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 4 comparable sales and sits −32.44 against this barn's trailing median of $412.26.

Average price

$379.82

▼ 113.45 vs prior sale

113 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,071

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$14.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.26

vs WV average

−23.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	381.92	2,087	97
Medium and Large 2	539	367.11	1,979	16thin

One grade step is worth $14.81/cwt here — about $108 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 sale113 hd

379.82

—

WV average4 barns · 371 hd

369.56

+10.26

National average167 barns · 12,243 hd

403.36

−23.54

This barn, trailing median4 sales

412.26

−32.44

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

4 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $493.27, low $365.19, median $412.26 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$2,600	1thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,031	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,281	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,096	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,711	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	443.90/cwt	400.00–470.00	1,642	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	429.31/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,842	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	388.28/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,666	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	371.73/cwt	340.00–400.00	1,777	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	399.20/cwt	365.00–431.00	1,920	30
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	404.71/cwt	350.00–418.00	2,072	48
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	369.67/cwt	330.00–400.00	1,937	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	361.47/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,068	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	359.59/cwt	322.50–390.00	2,086	49
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	325.58/cwt	300.00–351.00	2,019	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	317.71/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,995	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	328.51/cwt	326.00–330.00	2,247	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,306	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	808	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,513	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	959	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	3,141	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	344.95/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,125	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,385	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	392	304.49/cwt	270.00–370.00	1,194	35
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	344.54/cwt	310.00–370.00	1,444	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	359.56/cwt	347.50–380.00	1,543	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	330.43/cwt	305.00–355.00	1,553	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	330.62/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,574	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	319.62/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,665	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	334.06/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,754	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	611	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,894	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,906	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,995	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,932	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	912	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,462	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	921	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	364.83/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,569	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	332.72/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,587	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	330.34/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,774	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,830	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	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 Sep 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 466Last week 39Year ago 492

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 3Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	350.00	350.00
5	400–450	430	355.00–380.00	364.83
3	450–500	477	320.00–360.00	332.72
5	500–550	537	315.00–355.00	330.34
2	600–650	600	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	375.00	375.00
2	300–350	313	350.00	350.00
10	350–400	370	400.00–470.00	443.90
8	400–450	429	360.00–405.00	388.28
13	450–500	478	340.00–400.00	371.73
11	500–550	524	330.00–400.00	369.67
5	550–600	572	340.00–375.00	361.47
4	600–650	628	310.00–325.00	317.71
4	700–750	715	322.50	322.50
2	750–800	760	300.00	300.00
2	800–850	808	311.00	311.00
2	950–1000	959	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	370	462.50	462.50
15	400–450	429	415.00–445.00	429.31
30	450–500	481	365.00–431.00	399.20
48	500–550	512	350.00–418.00	404.71
49	550–600	580	322.50–390.00	359.59
16	600–650	620	300.00–351.00	325.58
8	650–700	684	326.00–330.00	328.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	350–400	392	270.00–370.00	304.49
10	400–450	419	310.00–370.00	344.54
20	450–500	470	305.00–355.00	330.43
24	500–550	521	300.00–340.00	319.62
6	600–650	611	310.00	310.00
4	650–700	665	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	340.00–360.00	344.95
3	350–400	382	362.50	362.50
22	400–450	429	347.50–380.00	359.56
9	450–500	476	315.00–345.00	330.62
22	500–550	525	315.00–350.00	334.06
5	600–650	627	304.00	304.00
1	650–700	690	280.00	280.00
2	900–950	912	270.00	270.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	2,600.00	2,600.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,225	2,000.00	2,000.00

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.