Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2025-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction to Slaughter Sheep*

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $310.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −105.36 against this barn's trailing median of $415.36.

Average price

$310.00

1 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,752

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−20.88

vs WV average

−28.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	565	310.00	1,752	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

310.00

—

WV average4 barns · 43 hd

330.88

−20.88

National average164 barns · 13,536 hd

338.24

−28.24

This barn, trailing median4 sales

415.36

−105.36

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,264	162.10	2,049	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	875	160.00	1,400	1thin

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,348	$2,138	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	985	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,515	$4,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,533	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,348	$3,526	2thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 4Thin Fleshed	300–350	340	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,898	1
Heifers	Small 2	600–650	600	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Small 2	300–350	320	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	257	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,009	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	875	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,400	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	160.80/cwt	158.00–164.00	2,061	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	2,137.94/head	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,138	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,533.19/head	3,100.00–4,200.00	3,533	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	3,525.88/head	3,500.00–3,550.00	3,526	2

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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