Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2026-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-10

Weight class

Steers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb steers averaged $330.00/cwt on 1 head, down $161.92 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −176.78 against this barn's trailing median of $506.78.

Average price

$330.00

▼ 161.92 vs prior sale

1 head · 420 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,386

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs WV average

−173.21 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	420	330.00	1,386	1thin

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

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

330.00

—

WV average1 barns · 1 hd

330.00

+0.00

National average146 barns · 4,451 hd

503.21

−173.21

This barn, trailing median2 sales

506.78

−176.78

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	2,120	205.00	4,346	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,185	162.00	1,920	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,443	160.65	2,318	4thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$3,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

7 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	—	—	2,120	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	4,346	1
Steers	Medium 1	350–400	360	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,188	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,920	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,443	160.65/cwt	153.00–167.00	2,318	4
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	420	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,386	1
Stock Cows	Medium 4Thin Fleshed	—	700	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	7,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →