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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2026-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Oct 9

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Oct 2Oct 9Oct 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 48▼ 40 vs year ago 84 · −47.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 32▼ 12 vs year ago 26 · −46.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 1▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleWed Sep 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Average attendance, somewhat lower head run than last reported in the wake of the Feeder Special. Too few Feeders for market test today. Average dress Slaughter Cows $5.00-$6.00 per cwt higher, Bulls selling slightly lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $324.18/cwt on 9 head, down $2.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 7 comparable sales and sits −59.76 against this barn's trailing median of $383.94.

Average price

$324.18

▼ 2.35 vs prior sale

9 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−7.48

vs WV average

−43.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	324.18	1,768	9thin

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 sale9 hd

324.18

—

WV average5 barns · 235 hd

331.66

−7.48

National average187 barns · 16,614 hd

367.91

−43.73

This barn, trailing median7 sales

383.94

−59.76

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

7 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.30, low $303.86, median $383.94 across 7 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,808	162.94	2,946	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,558	134.45	2,095	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	130.54	1,668	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,193	121.56	1,450	2thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,255	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,303	$2,515	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,243	$2,327	3thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,430	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,183	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,770	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	372.80/cwt	345.00–387.50	2,121	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	642	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,605	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	933	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,659	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,311	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,420	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,392	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	332.05/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,604	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,735	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	318.77/cwt	295.00–346.00	1,782	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	630	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,418	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	380.32/cwt	371.00–400.00	1,400	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,579	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,955	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,780	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,898	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,272	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	835	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,733	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,394	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,808	162.94/cwt	161.00–165.00	2,946	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,193	121.56/cwt	112.00–131.00	1,450	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	130.54/cwt	126.00–140.00	1,668	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,558	134.45/cwt	133.00–136.00	2,095	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,243	2,327.48/head	1,950.00–2,500.00	2,327	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,303	2,514.62/head	1,800.00–2,700.00	2,515	7

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 →

Preston Farmers Market - Terra Alta, WV

Fri Oct 9, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Charleston, WV (LS-CW)

Feeder CattleReceipts 44Last week 48Year ago 84

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 32Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 1Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,808	161.00–165.00	162.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,278	126.00–140.00	130.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	133.00–136.00	134.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,193	112.00–131.00	121.56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	483	315.00–350.00	332.05
3	500–550	518	335.00	335.00
6	550–600	559	295.00–346.00	318.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	380	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	400	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	569	345.00–387.50	372.80
5	900–950	933	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	415	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	485	365.00	365.00
2	600–650	642	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	425	460.00	460.00
1	800–850	835	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	371.00–400.00	380.32
1	400–450	445	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	520	365.00	365.00
1	750–800	770	295.00	295.00
1	800–850	840	285.00	285.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,243	1,950.00–2,500.00	2,327.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,303	1,800.00–2,700.00	2,514.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	2,600.00	2,600.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.