Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2025-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-19

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $352.76/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −62.60 against this barn's trailing median of $415.36.

Average price

$352.76

75 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,896

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$61.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.49

vs WV average

−6.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	356.02	1,909	71
Medium and Large 2	562	295.00	1,659	4thin

One grade step is worth $61.02/cwt here — about $250 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale75 hd

352.76

—

WV average7 barns · 319 hd

347.27

+5.49

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

−6.90

This barn, trailing median4 sales

415.36

−62.60

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	1,715	173.00	2,967	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,431	150.79	2,158	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,860	146.00	2,716	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,224	130.49	1,597	18

Every lot, as filed

64 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	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	236.46/cwt	220.00–270.00	1,556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	380.38/cwt	365.00–400.00	2,157	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	309.98/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	355.00/cwt	320.00–390.00	1,172	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	354.34/cwt	320.00–385.00	1,864	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	362.27/cwt	315.00–400.00	2,079	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	440.19/cwt	380.00–464.00	2,117	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	336.50/cwt	295.00–380.00	1,794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	501.66/cwt	430.00–520.00	1,620	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	442.85/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,931	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	484.12/cwt	420.00–510.00	1,878	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	315.86/cwt	312.50–320.00	2,078	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	390.50/cwt	350.00–415.00	1,273	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	359.22/cwt	345.00–369.00	2,202	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	388.25/cwt	315.00–407.00	1,456	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	392.72/cwt	325.00–415.00	1,657	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	482.46/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	383.16/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,809	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,781	2
Heifers	Small 2Fleshy	600–650	620	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	350–400	385	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	982	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	850–900	865	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	439.57/cwt	405.00–515.00	2,281	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,234	131.66/cwt	117.00–144.00	1,625	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,860	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,716	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,220	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,269	1
Bulls	—	—	1,715	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,967	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	995	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,701	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	322.67/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	645	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	675	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,991	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	145.33/cwt	135.00–153.00	2,085	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,480	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,338	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,520	157.73/cwt	157.50–158.00	2,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	384.63/cwt	270.00–495.00	1,204	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	370.58/cwt	290.00–400.00	1,353	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	452.66/cwt	415.00–465.00	2,132	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	271	430.25/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,166	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	317.56/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,963	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,041	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	289.10/cwt	250.00–310.00	1,633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	333.37/cwt	280.00–380.00	1,614	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	423.78/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,801	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,060	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	267	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,095	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	391.90/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,497	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	381.66/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,637	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	455.59/cwt	425.00–490.00	1,923	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	331.64/cwt	305.00–350.00	1,718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	452	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,266	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,001	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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