Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2025-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-08

Weight class

Heifers · summary 300–400 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

300–400 lb heifers averaged $330.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$330.00

1 head · 355 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,172

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.33

vs WV average

−86.94 vs national

What quality paid 300–400 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	355	330.00	1,172	1thin

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

How it compared 300–400 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

330.00

—

WV average2 barns · 7 hd

331.33

−1.33

National average145 barns · 4,365 hd

416.94

−86.94

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%	Low	1,499	139.60	2,093	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,145	135.00	1,546	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$3,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

6 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%	—	1,010	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,293	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,709	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,280	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,818	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,557	143.13/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,229	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	355	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,172	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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →