Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2025-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Feeder sale included

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $319.48/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −95.88 against this barn's trailing median of $415.36.

Average price

$319.48

87 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$584

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$102.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.72

vs WV average

−1.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	327.93	1,743	72
Medium 1	534	297.33	1,587	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	540	276.79	1,495	3thin
Medium and Large 2	570	260.00	1,482	1thin
Medium 1-2	578	244.96	1,416	2thin
Medium 2	515	225.00	1,159	1thin

One grade step is worth $102.93/cwt here — about $584 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale87 hd

319.48

—

WV average4 barns · 326 hd

296.76

+22.72

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

−1.70

This barn, trailing median4 sales

415.36

−95.88

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	—	Low	1,660	148.00	2,456	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,393	149.07	2,077	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,079	116.02	1,252	6thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	865	$775	1thin

Every lot, as filed

134 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	378.21/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,993	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	351.61/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,326	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	200–250	210	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	367.09/cwt	332.00–380.00	2,103	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	798	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,123	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	3
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	478	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,267	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	239.01/cwt	235.00–240.00	2,055	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	311.92/cwt	300.00–327.00	2,115	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	325.90/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,805	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	930	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	310.11/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,947	6
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	489	300.20/cwt	265.00–330.00	1,468	6
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	418	301.49/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,260	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,760	1
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	435	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,218	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium 1	200–250	225	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium 1	750–800	750	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	600–650	635	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	374.35/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,003	3
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	524	302.26/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,584	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	247.50/cwt	240.00–250.00	2,052	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	320.43/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,528	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	705	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,833	3
Heifers	Medium 1	150–200	180	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	612	274.43/cwt	255.00–295.00	1,680	11
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	262.00/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,252	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	330.43/cwt	310.00–343.00	1,725	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	348.28/cwt	320.00–367.50	1,477	23
Heifers	Medium 1	300–350	330	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium 1	850–900	875	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,969	1
Heifers	Large 1	600–650	630	279.76/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,905	4
Steers	Large 1	400–450	435	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	361.82/cwt	351.00–376.00	2,229	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	396.88/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,667	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	402.08/cwt	375.00–428.00	1,890	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	263.66/cwt	263.00–264.00	2,128	9
Steers	Medium 1	700–750	730	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	857	261.67/cwt	260.00–275.00	2,243	9
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	478	341.88/cwt	320.00–364.00	1,634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	346.16/cwt	335.00–362.50	1,828	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	294.76/cwt	286.00–296.00	2,131	16
Steers	Large 1	550–600	565	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,893	1
Steers	Large 1	650–700	680	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,006	3
Steers	Medium 1	200–250	245	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	833	1
Steers	Medium 1	600–650	620	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,050	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,148	3
Steers	Medium 1	300–350	345	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,121	1
Steers	Large 1	700–750	710	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	750	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,250	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	477	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,111	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	408.46/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,544	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	432.81/cwt	417.00–440.00	1,385	3
Steers	Large 1	600–650	618	327.45/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,024	2
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	500	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	343.89/cwt	332.00–350.00	2,287	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	370.34/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,744	4
Bulls	Large 1	250–300	260	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	515	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,803	1
Bulls	Large 1	600–650	645	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	340	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,462	1
Bulls	Large 1	550–600	552	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,601	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	910	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,283	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	890	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,558	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,456	145.83/cwt	136.00–155.00	2,123	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	98.37/cwt	90.00–109.00	1,082	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	129.99/cwt	107.00–146.00	1,473	2
Bulls	—	—	1,805	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,256	1
Bulls	—	—	1,529	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,584	1
Bulls	—	—	1,645	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,468	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium 2	550–600	585	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	510	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,479	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	470	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,340	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,519	2
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	265.13/cwt	240.00–290.00	1,307	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,903	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	400.11/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,352	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium 1	350–400	355	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	408.34/cwt	390.00–422.50	1,539	10
Heifers	Medium 1	900–950	915	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,022	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	368	315.04/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,159	3
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	563	282.53/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	249.96/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,712	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,205	3
Heifers	Medium 2	250–300	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	578	244.96/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	316.58/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,820	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	289.81/cwt	267.50–297.50	1,774	12
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	675	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	280.51/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,767	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	249.83/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,656	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	650–700	690	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	280.19/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,977	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	435	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	250.54/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,786	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	633	250.20/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	221	405.02/cwt	390.00–410.00	895	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	306.96/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,329	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	515	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,159	1
Heifers	Large 2	650–700	660	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	255.89/cwt	230.00–262.50	1,812	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	190	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	364.67/cwt	350.00–387.50	1,874	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,029	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.

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