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Preston Farmers Market

Name: Preston Farmers Market livestock auction prices — 2026-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Terra Alta, West Virginia · Fri, Oct 16

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1876

← Oct 9Oct 16Oct 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

203 head

▲ 159 vs last sale 44▲ 99 vs year ago 104 · +95.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 14▲ 7 vs year ago 31 · +22.6%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleWed Sep 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Larger run overall than last week, Feeder offering higher by over 150 head due to Fall Clean Up sale, double the run of Slaughter Cattle as well. Above average attendance today and trade active throughout. Compared to September's Graded Feeder sale trends are on a bit of a bell curve. Steer demand significantly weaker on the heavier and lighter end of the run while 5 weights went higher by $13 to $28 per cwt; Heifers significantly weaker in demand on the ends while 5 weights only lower by $4 to $5 per cwt; Feeder Bulls trending lower overall. Red/whiteface on report at Medium #2. Slaughter Cows: Breakers, $3.15 higher per cwt; Boner types sold steady; Lean Cows still in a weakening trend; Bulls significantly higher this week by $18.50 per cwt.

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 $321.99/cwt on 25 head, down $4.53 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 7 comparable sales and sits −61.95 against this barn's trailing median of $383.94.

Average price

$321.99

▼ 4.53 vs prior sale

25 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,758

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$36.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.01

vs WV average

−50.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	326.36	1,769	22
Medium 2	575	290.00	1,668	3thin

One grade step is worth $36.36/cwt here — about $101 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale25 hd

321.99

—

WV average4 barns · 318 hd

322.00

−0.01

National average193 barns · 18,908 hd

372.76

−50.77

This barn, trailing median7 sales

383.94

−61.95

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	—	High	2,025	181.59	3,678	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,680	137.59	2,312	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,301	131.57	1,711	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,137	92.63	1,053	6thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	394.79/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,263	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,457	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,606	4
Steers	400–450	Medium 2	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,751	6
Steers	450–500	Medium 2	475	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,449	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	480	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,608	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	495	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,955	3
Steers	500–550	Medium 2	515	247.82/cwt	215.00–280.00	1,276	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	341.31/cwt	320.00–352.50	1,799	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	378.20/cwt	365.00–382.50	2,031	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	557	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,200	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	373.15/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,131	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	300.42/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,860	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	698	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,129	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,496	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	297.48/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,410	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	872	293.50/cwt	292.50–294.00	2,559	6
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,562	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,106	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium 2	345	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	759	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	353.82/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,359	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2	395	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	988	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	359.29/cwt	320.00–397.50	1,513	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	335.92/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,589	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,952	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	336.65/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,744	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	520	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,729	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,695	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	575	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,668	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	589	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,944	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium 2	605	206.36/cwt	192.50–220.00	1,248	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	276.66/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,724	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium 2	670	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,675	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	277.88/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,873	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,104	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	220.06/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,716	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	993	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,234	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	327.01/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,167	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	259.96/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,136	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	323.36/cwt	290.00–350.00	1,559	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	263.49/cwt	240.00–300.00	1,349	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,238	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	291.65/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,799	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	229.28/cwt	200.00–270.00	1,433	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	209.95/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,602	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,960	189.50/cwt	189.00–190.00	3,714	2
Bulls	—	—	2,022	181.52/cwt	178.00–186.00	3,670	3
Bulls	—	—	2,165	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	3,594	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	75.89/cwt	70.00–82.00	854	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	101.00/cwt	91.00–111.00	1,154	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	117.45/cwt	111.00–123.00	1,421	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	129.48/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,652	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,388	141.16/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,959	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,680	137.59/cwt	132.00–142.00	2,312	3

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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 44Year ago 104

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 14Year ago 31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,960	189.00–190.00	189.50
1	—	2,165	166.00	166.00
3	—	2,022	178.00–186.00	181.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,125	70.00–82.00	75.89
4	—	1,143	91.00–111.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,276	120.00–136.00	129.48
6	—	1,388	137.00–146.00	141.16
2	—	1,210	111.00–123.00	117.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,680	132.00–142.00	137.59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	220.00	220.00
1	350–400	395	250.00	250.00
3	550–600	575	290.00	290.00
2	600–650	605	192.50–220.00	206.36
1	650–700	670	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	330.00	330.00
7	450–500	482	405.00	405.00
9	500–550	518	335.00–340.00	336.65
5	550–600	565	300.00	300.00
7	650–700	674	240.00–285.00	277.88
2	750–800	780	210.00–230.00	220.06
3	950–1000	993	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	520	332.50	332.50
4	550–600	589	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	384	310.00–365.00	353.82
9	400–450	421	320.00–397.50	359.29
11	450–500	473	335.00–340.00	335.92
6	600–650	623	265.00–285.00	276.66
1	750–800	765	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	357	300.00–345.00	327.01
3	400–450	437	255.00–265.00	259.96
3	450–500	482	290.00–350.00	323.36
1	500–550	515	300.00	300.00
3	600–650	617	290.00–295.00	291.65
2	750–800	763	205.00–215.00	209.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	512	240.00–300.00	263.49
1	550–600	550	225.00	225.00
3	600–650	625	200.00–270.00	229.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	415	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	475	305.00	305.00
2	500–550	515	215.00–280.00	247.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	435.00	435.00
4	350–400	387	415.00	415.00
4	500–550	537	365.00–382.50	378.20
8	550–600	571	360.00–375.00	373.15
14	600–650	619	285.00–315.00	300.42
3	650–700	698	305.00	305.00
3	700–750	745	335.00	335.00
2	800–850	810	295.00–300.00	297.48
6	850–900	872	292.50–294.00	293.50
1	900–950	915	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	495	395.00	395.00
8	550–600	557	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	375.00–410.00	394.79
6	400–450	427	410.00	410.00
5	500–550	527	320.00–352.50	341.31

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.