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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2026-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Sep 25

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Sep 18Sep 25Oct 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 416 vs last sale 466▼ 31 vs year ago 81 · −38.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 0▼ 10 vs year ago 21 · −47.6%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleWed Sep 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Graded Feeder Sale* September 30, 2026

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 $348.37/cwt on 6 head, down $31.45 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −63.89 against this barn's trailing median of $412.26.

Average price

$348.37

▼ 31.45 vs prior sale

6 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,881

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−44.26

vs WV average

−57.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	540	348.37	1,881	6thin

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 sale6 hd

348.37

—

WV average4 barns · 230 hd

392.63

−44.26

National average175 barns · 12,027 hd

405.41

−57.04

This barn, trailing median4 sales

412.26

−63.89

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.

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	1,914	177.09	3,390	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,500	132.29	1,985	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	119.50	1,350	2thin

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium 1	280	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	980	1
Steers	300–350	Medium 1	330	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,287	1
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	518	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,891	3
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	562	331.74/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,864	3
Steers	800–850	Medium 1	845	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,113	1
Steers	850–900	Medium 1	865	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,336	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,314	1
Steers	900–950	Medium 1	905	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,444	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	983	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,458	4
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,507	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium 1	250	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	775	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	390	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,346	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	423	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,481	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	468	342.51/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,603	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	528	316.62/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,672	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium 2	548	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,671	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	560	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,708	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium 2	690	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,484	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	468	375.94/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,759	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	560	309.94/cwt	270.00–340.00	1,736	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,724	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium 2	725	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,740	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	869	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,738	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,914	177.09/cwt	167.50–184.00	3,390	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,529	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,160	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,198	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,512	126.39/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,911	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 Sep 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 50Last week 466Year ago 81

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 0Year ago 21

*Graded Feeder Sale* September 30, 2026

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	139.00	139.00
1	—	1,160	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,512	120.00–140.00	126.39
1	—	1,465	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,914	167.50–184.00	177.09

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	890	260.00	260.00
4	950–1000	983	250.00	250.00
3	1000–1050	1,015	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	330	390.00	390.00
3	500–550	518	365.00	365.00
3	550–600	562	310.00–345.00	331.74
1	800–850	845	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	865	270.00	270.00
1	900–950	905	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	663	260.00	260.00
5	850–900	869	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	350.00–400.00	375.94
3	550–600	560	270.00–340.00	309.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	310.00	310.00
3	400–450	423	350.00	350.00
4	450–500	468	340.00–345.00	342.51
3	500–550	528	310.00–320.00	316.62
3	550–600	560	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	345.00	345.00
2	500–550	548	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	690	215.00	215.00

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.