Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2025-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-11

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $266.82/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −148.54 against this barn's trailing median of $415.36.

Average price

$266.82

5 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,408

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$333

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

$77.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.72

vs WV average

−49.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	282.28	1,471	4thin
Small and Medium 1	555	205.00	1,138	1thin

One grade step is worth $77.28/cwt here — about $333 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.30, low $383.94, median $415.36 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

266.82

—

WV average5 barns · 59 hd

289.54

−22.72

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−49.73

This barn, trailing median4 sales

415.36

−148.54

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,504	134.56	2,023	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	130.00	1,313	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,087	196.93	2,141	4thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,737	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	800–850	805	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	220.90/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	336.95/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,499	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	337.43/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	340.06/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,891	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	289	389.08/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,124	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	349.46/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,345	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	343.38/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	267.53/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	250.36/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,172	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	271	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,152	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	766	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	483	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,835	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1	600–650	635	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	314.86/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,165	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	282.28/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,471	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	235.57/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,849	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	390.38/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,277	2
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	550–600	555	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	266.56/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	320.59/cwt	285.00–332.50	1,520	4
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	127.84/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,768	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,745	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,583	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,313	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,087	196.93/cwt	196.00–200.00	2,141	4

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.

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