Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2026-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

90# bull calf bring $800

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $360.00/cwt on 1 head, down $23.94 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −55.36 against this barn's trailing median of $415.36.

Average price

$360.00

▼ 23.94 vs prior sale

1 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,944

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.72

vs WV average

−55.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	540	360.00	1,944	1thin

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 sale1 hd

360.00

—

WV average3 barns · 15 hd

361.72

−1.72

National average161 barns · 8,493 hd

415.83

−55.83

This barn, trailing median4 sales

415.36

−55.36

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	1,880	195.00	3,666	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	164.82	2,390	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,380	163.73	2,260	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,189	145.56	1,730	8thin

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 Heifers	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$2,220	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

15 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	—	—	1,880	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,666	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,384	161.07/cwt	154.00–166.00	2,229	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,212	148.78/cwt	108.00–163.00	1,803	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	2,219.90/head	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,220	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,093	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,261	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,498	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	164.82/cwt	157.00–170.00	2,390	4
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	455	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,797	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	443	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,728	2
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	425	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,870	1
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	540	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Large 2	800–850	840	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,268	1
Heifers	Large 2	750–800	780	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,418	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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