Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2026-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-24

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $369.00/cwt on 2 head, down $124.27 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −99.99 against this barn's trailing median of $468.99.

Average price

$369.00

▼ 124.27 vs prior sale

2 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,893

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−35.19

vs WV average

−50.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	513	369.00	1,893	2thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

369.00

—

WV average3 barns · 26 hd

404.19

−35.19

National average142 barns · 5,313 hd

419.04

−50.04

This barn, trailing median2 sales

468.99

−99.99

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	—	Average	1,952	238.70	4,659	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	184.00	2,567	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,410	179.75	2,534	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,203	171.01	2,057	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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,288	$2,165	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$2,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,445	$2,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,236	$3,750	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,015	$3,050	2thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,438	192.66/cwt	191.00–195.00	2,770	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,404	177.17/cwt	164.00–198.00	2,487	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	675	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,553	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,045	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,142	1
Bulls	Medium 2	700–750	715	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,966	1
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	315	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	465	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,488	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,567	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	171.01/cwt	156.00–179.00	2,057	3
Bulls	—	—	1,952	238.70/cwt	226.00–246.00	4,659	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,895	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	696	388.50/cwt	388.50–388.50	2,704	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,083	3
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	513	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,893	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,251	3,877.90/head	3,500.00–4,400.00	3,878	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	2,165.05/head	2,075.00–2,250.00	2,165	2
Steers	Medium 4	750–800	790	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,383	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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