Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2025-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-29

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $346.04/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −69.33 against this barn's trailing median of $415.36.

Average price

$346.04

14 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,831

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−14.73

vs WV average

−23.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	346.04	1,831	14thin

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 sale14 hd

346.04

—

WV average5 barns · 142 hd

360.77

−14.73

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

−23.77

This barn, trailing median4 sales

415.36

−69.33

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	—	Low	1,736	188.98	3,281	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,353	164.84	2,230	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,619	161.85	2,621	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,190	139.91	1,665	12
Steers	Choice	Average	1,535	232.50	3,569	1thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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 1	550–600	569	333.13/cwt	332.50–335.00	1,896	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,121	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	445.19/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,202	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	435.62/cwt	400.00–441.00	2,013	8
Bulls	—	—	1,125	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,800	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	158.90/cwt	151.00–166.00	2,105	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,513	173.99/cwt	173.00–175.00	2,632	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,285	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	492	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,673	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,576	1
Bulls	—	—	1,711	191.37/cwt	179.00–202.50	3,274	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	351.20/cwt	350.00–354.00	1,802	10
Bulls	—	—	1,600	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	3,264	1
Bulls	—	—	1,935	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	4,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,463	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	390.89/cwt	365.00–405.00	2,013	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	160.22/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,628	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,181	141.39/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,670	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,300	151.04/cwt	148.00–157.00	1,964	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	810	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	689	1
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,410	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	3,977	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,535	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	3,569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,829	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.

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