Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2025-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Herd dispersal included in report

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $350.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −65.36 against this barn's trailing median of $415.36.

Average price

$350.00

1 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,803

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+31.68

vs WV average

+17.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	515	350.00	1,803	1thin

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

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 sale1 hd

350.00

—

WV average3 barns · 25 hd

318.32

+31.68

National average127 barns · 6,029 hd

332.69

+17.31

This barn, trailing median4 sales

415.36

−65.36

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	2,230	164.00	3,657	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,339	157.31	2,107	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,695	151.00	2,559	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,175	122.00	1,434	2thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,380	$2,894	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,350	$4,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,075	$3,058	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	950	$2,650	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,608	$3,289	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,015	$2,708	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,163	$4,091	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,033	$4,063	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$3,983	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,465	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,314	$3,433	7

Every lot, as filed

32 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%	—	1,155	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,213	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,661	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	156.53/cwt	147.00–164.00	2,105	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,114	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,559	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,932.95/head	3,800.00–4,000.00	3,933	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	3,976.38/head	3,600.00–4,400.00	3,976	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	4,148.28/head	3,650.00–4,550.00	4,148	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,142	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	3,062.33/head	2,650.00–3,450.00	3,062	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	4,800.00/head	4,800.00–4,800.00	4,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,314	3,432.61/head	2,700.00–4,200.00	3,433	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	3,983.33/head	3,950.00–4,000.00	3,983	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	3,058.14/head	2,550.00–3,500.00	3,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	900–950	935	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,048	1
Bulls	—	—	2,230	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	3,657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,608	3,289.27/head	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,289	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,205	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	4,150.41/head	3,900.00–4,500.00	4,150	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	2,893.55/head	2,450.00–3,300.00	2,894	5

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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