Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2023-10-13

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2023-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-13

Feeder Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Oct 13

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1874

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Receipts

79 head

▼ 527 vs last sale 606▼ 596 vs year ago 675 · −88.3%

Also sold hereFeeder CattleFri Oct 30, 2026

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $198.51/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$198.51

44 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$954

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 2

$15.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.31

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	473	206.80	978	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	505	194.00	980	15thin
Large 1	502	193.50	971	5thin
Medium and Large 2	433	191.60	830	7thin

One grade step is worth $15.20/cwt here — about $148 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale44 hd

198.51

—

WV average7 barns · 1,354 hd

221.82

−23.31

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

27 lots · USDA AMS · Preston Farmers Market Special Graded Sale - 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 1	333	215.41/cwt	160.00–270.00	717	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	900	2
Steers	—	Large 1	380	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	779	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,015	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1	435	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,040	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	471	241.41/cwt	199.00–284.00	1,137	6
Steers	—	Large 1	472	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,336	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	939	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	523	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,344	3
Steers	—	Large 1	527	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,354	2
Steers	—	Large 1	619	194.68/cwt	160.00–212.50	1,205	3
Steers	—	Medium 1	650	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,411	5
Steers	—	Large 1	655	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,425	1
Steers	—	Large 1	722	204.37/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,476	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1	375	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	825	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	754	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1	425	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	914	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	856	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	656	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	180.41/cwt	135.00–202.50	855	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1	478	214.07/cwt	187.50–217.00	1,023	10
Heifers	—	Large 1	480	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	972	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1	503	159.98/cwt	155.00–165.00	805	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	505	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	783	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,070	12
Heifers	—	Large 1	565	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,158	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	600	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,140	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 Special Graded Sale - Terra Alta, WV

Fri Oct 13, 2023

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

Receipts 79Last week 606Year ago 675

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	155.00	155.00
1	—	565	205.00	205.00
3	—	480	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	190.00	190.00
2	—	503	155.00–165.00	159.98
10	—	478	187.50–217.00	214.07
1	—	375	220.00	220.00
3	—	425	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	522	205.00	205.00
3	—	437	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	377	200.00	200.00
2	—	428	200.00	200.00
3	—	474	135.00–202.50	180.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	217.50	217.50
3	—	619	160.00–212.50	194.68
4	—	722	200.00–207.50	204.37
1	—	380	205.00	205.00
2	—	527	257.00	257.00
1	—	472	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	257.00	257.00
2	—	333	160.00–270.00	215.41
6	—	471	199.00–284.00	241.41
5	—	650	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	236.00	236.00
1	—	472	199.00	199.00

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.