Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2025-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*NO SALE JULY 4, 2025*

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $320.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −95.36 against this barn's trailing median of $415.36.

Average price

$320.00

2 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.42

vs WV average

−20.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	507	320.00	1,622	2thin

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 sale2 hd

320.00

—

WV average4 barns · 29 hd

314.58

+5.42

National average161 barns · 10,769 hd

340.92

−20.92

This barn, trailing median4 sales

415.36

−95.36

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	1,683	185.75	3,126	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	143.53	1,797	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,024	123.92	1,269	4thin

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	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$1,600	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,100	$4,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,243	$3,662	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,188	$3,540	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	990	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,132	$2,922	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$2,795	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,050	$2,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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%	—	1,170	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,170	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	131.89/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,286	3
Bulls	—	—	1,683	185.75/cwt	183.00–188.00	3,126	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,116	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	2,794.59/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,989	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	3,032.72/head	2,225.00–3,550.00	3,033	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	3,420.35/head	3,100.00–3,900.00	3,420	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	3,661.97/head	3,300.00–4,000.00	3,662	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	143.53/cwt	134.00–150.00	1,797	9

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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