Preston Farmers  - ( Terra Alta, WV )  - April 3, 2026

Charleston, WV Mon Apr, 06 2026 Preston Farmers Market - Terra Alta, WV Weighted Average Report for 4/03/2026 Current Previous Year Ago —————————— —————————— —————————— Total 135 62 122 Feeder Cattle 118 40 114 Replacement Cattle 9 15 1 Slaughter Cattle 8 7 7 Above average attendance for this week's sale. Receipts are up from last week with a significant increase in the Feeder Cattle run. No market test on Feeders due to last week's lighter run but prices followed regional and nationwide trends. Many quality harder fleshed Steers and Heifers coming off a winter-feeding program in good shape for turn out. Trade active throughout, competitive demand on young Cow Calf pairs. Slaughter Cattle slightly higher this week. ** Friday April 17th Feeder Calf Special Sale ** Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 330 330 510.00 510.00 2 370-380 375 470.00-585.00 526.73 8 450-481 467 510.00-530.00 526.23 1 505 505 480.00 480.00 1 595 595 415.00 415.00 6 637 637 415.00 415.00 1 690 690 390.00 390.00 Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 330 330 605.00 605.00 4 387 387 545.00 545.00 3 410-435 422 530.00-550.00 536.64 6 513-537 525 520.00 520.00 8 598 598 490.00 490.00 1 600 600 425.00 425.00 3 690 690 397.50 397.50 Steers Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 425 425 440.00 440.00 4 530-540 538 460.00-490.00 482.60 1 625 625 430.00 430.00 Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 450-480 459 420.00-450.00 440.03 1 505 505 390.00 390.00 3 553-565 557 380.00-395.00 389.93 8 604-625 614 315.00-387.50 360.84 11 708-718 710 337.50 337.50 Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 430 430 445.00 445.00 2 465 465 475.00 475.00 6 520-528 524 442.50-450.00 446.28 5 565-585 573 370.00-395.00 387.92 6 625-645 634 350.00-455.00 403.95 3 655 655 350.00 350.00 1 740 740 320.00 320.00 Heifers Medium 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 510 510 410.00 410.00 1 745 745 280.00 280.00 Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 355 355 450.00 450.00 Slaughter Steers Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1240 1240 172.00 172.00 Low Dressing, Select Slaughter Bulls Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1780-1845 1813 187.50-206.00 196.92 Slaughter Cows Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1290 1290 182.50 182.50 High Dressing, Breaker 3 1220-1565 1380 153.00-166.00 158.90 Boner 1 1575 1575 158.00 158.00 Breaker Bred Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 950 950 2,600.00 2,600.00 (<2 yrs), 2nd Stage Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1275-1350 1313 4,500.00-5,025.00 4,770.00 Young, Open, <150 lb calf 1 1452 1452 5,000.00 5,000.00 Young, 2nd Stage, 150-300 lb calf Heifer Pairs Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 900 900 4,500.00 4,500.00 Young, Open, <150 lb calf