Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2026-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Graded Feeder Sale* September 30, 2026

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $348.37/cwt on 6 head, down $31.45 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −96.34 against this barn's trailing median of $444.71.

Average price

$348.37

▼ 31.45 vs prior sale

6 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,881

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−44.26

vs WV average

−57.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	540	348.37	1,881	6thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $493.27, low $379.82, median $444.71 across 3 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 sale6 hd

348.37

—

WV average4 barns · 230 hd

392.63

−44.26

National average174 barns · 11,933 hd

405.57

−57.20

This barn, trailing median3 sales

444.71

−96.34

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	1,914	177.09	3,390	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,500	132.29	1,985	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,130	119.50	1,350	2thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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	Medium 1	450–500	468	375.94/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,759	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,198	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,512	126.39/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,911	3
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	468	342.51/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,603	4
Steers	Medium 1	250–300	280	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	980	1
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	518	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,891	3
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	562	331.74/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,864	3
Steers	Medium 1	900–950	905	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,444	1
Steers	Medium 1	850–900	865	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,336	1
Steers	Medium 1	800–850	845	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,113	1
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	560	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,708	3
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	390	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	548	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,671	2
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	690	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,484	1
Bulls	Medium 2	700–750	725	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	869	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,738	5
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	423	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,481	3
Heifers	Medium 1	250–300	250	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	560	309.94/cwt	270.00–340.00	1,736	3
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	528	316.62/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,672	3
Steers	Medium 1	300–350	330	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	983	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,458	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,015	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,507	3
Bulls	—	—	1,914	177.09/cwt	167.50–184.00	3,390	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,160	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,529	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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