Sale reports / West Virginia / Preston Farmers Market / 2026-09-30

Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2026-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 30

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1874

← Apr 17Sep 30latest

Receipts

721 head

▲ 89 vs last sale 632▲ 72 vs year ago 649 · +11.1%

Also sold hereFeeder CattleFri Oct 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Nice offering of 95%+ black hided cattle. Active trade among local farmer/feeders.

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 $376.58/cwt on 118 head, down $97.83 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −48.92 against this barn's trailing median of $425.50.

Average price

$376.58

▼ 97.83 vs prior sale

118 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,084

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 2

$20.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.88

vs WV average

−38.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	554	380.33	2,108	70
Large 1	557	373.35	2,078	40
Medium and Large 2	530	360.00	1,909	8thin

One grade step is worth $20.33/cwt here — about $199 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale118 hd

376.58

—

WV average5 barns · 245 hd

380.47

−3.88

National average184 barns · 17,632 hd

414.66

−38.08

This barn, trailing median2 sales

425.50

−48.92

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

Every lot

59 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium 1	318	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,415	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,691	19
Steers	350–400	Medium 1	384	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,670	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,836	15
Steers	400–450	Large 1	432	438.56/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,895	7
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	435	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,914	8
Steers	450–500	Large 1	472	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,921	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,936	10
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	478	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,922	35
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,905	6
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	530	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,131	33
Steers	500–550	Large 1	532	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,059	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,915	2
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	576	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,079	37
Steers	550–600	Large 1	579	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,090	21
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	620	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,217	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,000	4
Steers	600–650	Large 1	626	343.83/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,152	17
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	668	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,138	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,843	3
Steers	650–700	Large 1	675	317.70/cwt	317.50–320.00	2,144	13
Steers	700–750	Medium 1	745	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,049	3
Steers	750–800	Medium 1	750	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,063	9
Steers	800–850	Medium 1	808	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,586	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	2
Heifers	300–350	Large 1	328	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,279	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	334	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,303	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	344	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,462	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	382	401.53/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,534	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,554	8
Heifers	350–400	Large 1	395	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,600	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	412	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,689	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,575	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	433	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,637	21
Heifers	400–450	Large 1	438	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,660	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,552	18
Heifers	450–500	Large 1	479	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,629	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	481	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,647	44
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,932	4
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	527	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,787	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	528	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,795	39
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	323.32/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,707	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,692	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	573	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,920	20
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	580	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,931	12
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	630	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,000	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,733	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	633	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,994	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	665	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,062	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,021	2
Heifers	650–700	Large 1	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	2
Heifers	700–750	Large 1	705	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,868	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium 1	754	282.77/cwt	265.00–290.00	2,132	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,357	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,579	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1	381	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,657	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	460	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,955	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1	509	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,718	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,704	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 Special Graded Sale - Terra Alta, WV

Wed Sep 30, 2026

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

Receipts 721Last week 632Year ago 649

Nice offering of 95%+ black hided cattle. Active trade among local farmer/feeders.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	432	435.00–440.00	438.56
7	450–500	472	407.00	407.00
19	500–550	532	387.00	387.00
21	550–600	579	361.00	361.00
17	600–650	626	325.00–345.00	343.83
13	650–700	675	317.50–320.00	317.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	445.00	445.00
5	350–400	384	435.00	435.00
8	400–450	435	440.00	440.00
35	450–500	478	402.00	402.00
33	500–550	530	402.00	402.00
37	550–600	576	361.00	361.00
19	600–650	620	357.50	357.50
3	650–700	668	320.00	320.00
3	700–750	745	275.00	275.00
9	750–800	750	275.00	275.00
4	800–850	808	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	380	445.00	445.00
15	400–450	427	430.00	430.00
10	450–500	478	405.00	405.00
6	500–550	522	365.00	365.00
2	550–600	555	345.00	345.00
4	600–650	625	320.00	320.00
3	650–700	670	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	395	405.00	405.00
4	400–450	438	379.00	379.00
6	450–500	479	340.00	340.00
8	500–550	527	339.00	339.00
12	550–600	580	333.00	333.00
2	600–650	630	317.50	317.50
2	650–700	675	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	705	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	382	365.00–405.00	401.53
21	400–450	433	378.00	378.00
44	450–500	481	342.50	342.50
39	500–550	528	340.00	340.00
20	550–600	573	335.00	335.00
6	600–650	633	315.00	315.00
5	650–700	665	310.00	310.00
7	750–800	754	265.00–290.00	282.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	400.00	400.00
8	300–350	344	425.00	425.00
12	400–450	412	410.00	410.00
4	450–500	483	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	334	390.00	390.00
8	350–400	386	402.50	402.50
16	400–450	420	375.00	375.00
18	450–500	474	327.50	327.50
18	500–550	528	322.50–330.00	323.32
5	550–600	564	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	630	275.00	275.00
2	650–700	668	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	381	435.00	435.00
16	450–500	460	425.00	425.00
9	500–550	509	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	445.00	445.00
2	350–400	363	435.00	435.00
3	550–600	568	300.00	300.00

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.