Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2025-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-17

Weight class

Bulls · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb bulls averaged $235.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$235.00

1 head · 435 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,022

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WV average

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	435	235.00	1,022	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

235.00

—

WV average1 barns · 1 hd

235.00

+0.00

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	1,448	151.20	2,189	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,457	119.56	1,742	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,442	109.57	1,580	3thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,444	$2,165	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,080	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,191	$2,189	4thin

Every lot, as filed

11 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,442	109.57/cwt	96.00–119.00	1,580	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,457	119.56/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,742	7
Bulls	—	—	1,448	151.20/cwt	140.50–158.00	2,189	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,444	2,164.85/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,165	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,402.42/head	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,402	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,080	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	888	207.49/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,022	1

How this sale compares

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 →