Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2025-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-25

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $295.00/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −63.19 against this barn's trailing median of $358.19.

Average price

$295.00

4 head · 669 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,973

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$730

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$100.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.12

vs WV average

−33.47 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	675	320.00	2,160	3thin
Medium and Large 3	650	220.00	1,430	1thin

One grade step is worth $100.00/cwt here — about $730 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

4 sales

Heifers 600–700 lb: high $374.14, low $332.62, median $358.19 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 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

295.00

—

WV average2 barns · 23 hd

306.12

−11.12

National average140 barns · 5,539 hd

328.47

−33.47

This barn, trailing median4 sales

358.19

−63.19

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	1,857	199.55	3,706	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,380	153.73	2,122	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,145	124.60	1,426	8thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	830	$2,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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	—	—	1,863	186.49/cwt	161.00–202.00	3,474	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	142.44/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,984	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	161.26/cwt	155.00–175.00	2,212	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	131.29/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,560	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	104.51/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	985	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,095	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	2,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,023	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,346	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	303.33/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	3,306	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	830	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,758	1
Bulls	—	—	1,845	225.66/cwt	222.00–229.00	4,163	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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