Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2025-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-14

Weight class

Steers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb steers averaged $310.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −58.64 against this barn's trailing median of $368.64.

Average price

$310.00

1 head · 705 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,186

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+17.18

vs WV average

−38.34 vs national

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	705	310.00	2,186	1thin

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

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

310.00

—

WV average3 barns · 22 hd

292.82

+17.18

National average151 barns · 8,974 hd

348.34

−38.34

This barn, trailing median2 sales

368.64

−58.64

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	1,553	174.61	2,712	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,828	141.78	2,592	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,494	139.92	2,090	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,262	121.40	1,531	13
Steers	Select	Average	1,440	204.40	2,943	3thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$2,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	860	$2,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$2,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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
Steers	Select	—	1,440	204.40/cwt	200.00–210.00	2,943	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,176	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	285.98/cwt	250.00–320.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,108	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,438	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	—	—	1,553	174.61/cwt	160.00–197.00	2,712	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,280	124.43/cwt	111.00–146.00	1,593	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,828	141.78/cwt	139.00–144.00	2,592	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,495	138.11/cwt	130.00–145.00	2,065	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	884	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,488	149.89/cwt	146.00–154.00	2,230	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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