Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2025-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-03

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $320.00/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −148.99 against this barn's trailing median of $468.99.

Average price

$320.00

4 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$931

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$160.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−50.32

vs WV average

−102.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	360.00	1,991	3thin
Large 1	530	200.00	1,060	1thin

One grade step is worth $160.00/cwt here — about $931 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

320.00

—

WV average4 barns · 197 hd

370.32

−50.32

National average177 barns · 15,324 hd

422.65

−102.65

This barn, trailing median2 sales

468.99

−148.99

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	1,849	167.25	3,092	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,351	139.84	1,889	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,158	130.47	1,510	25
Steers	Choice	Average	1,365	241.00	3,290	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,295	205.00	2,655	1thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,490	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$1,925	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	980	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,461	2thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	500–550	543	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	394.90/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	442	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,077	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	316.60/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,422	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	390	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	389.95/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	367.55/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,403	2
Bulls	Small 2	500–550	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,992	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	322.09/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	315.83/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	242	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	895	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	350–400	370	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,036	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1	450–500	495	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,584	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,380	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,946	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	130.07/cwt	121.00–138.00	1,584	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	136.47/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,822	4
Steers	Select	—	1,295	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,655	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	780	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,599	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	700	151.73/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,062	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,335	103.46/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,381	3
Bulls	—	—	1,525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,288	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	821	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	905	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,077	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,424	144.75/cwt	143.00–149.00	2,061	7
Bulls	—	—	1,957	173.00/cwt	166.00–179.00	3,386	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,365	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	3,290	1
Steers	Large 1	500–550	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	1
Bulls	Large 1	700–750	730	232.50/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,697	2
Bulls	Large 1	500–550	505	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,162	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	390	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,326	1
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	625	207.68/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,298	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1Registered	—	980	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Large 2	700–750	730	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	590	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,045	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,460.61/head	1,700.00–3,100.00	2,461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,991	3

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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