Terra Alta, West Virginia · Feeder and slaughter cattle prices from the USDA report for Fri, Oct 9, 2026. 29 USDA reports in the last 12 months, usually on Friday.
Receipts
85 head
Last reported: 103 (Oct 2, 2026) Year ago: 113
500-599 lb steers
$372.80/cwt
3 head, M&L 1 ▲ +$37.80 vs last week ▼ -$8.28 vs Oct 10, 2025
700-799 lb steers
none sold
M&L 1, this sale
Reports
29 in 12 mo
Since Oct 17, 2025 Usual day: Friday
Prices, Oct 9, 2026 sale
Dollars per hundredweight (cwt). $/head is our estimate: average weight times average price.
Feeder steers, M&L 1
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
3
569558-590
372.80345.00-387.50
$2,121
5
933933
285.00285.00
$2,659
Feeder steers, M&L 2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
325325
440.00440.00
$1,430
1
415415
285.00285.00
$1,183
1
485485
365.00365.00
$1,770
2
642642
250.00250.00
$1,605
Feeder heifers, M&L 1
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
435435
320.00320.00
$1,392
2
483470-495
332.05315.00-350.00
$1,604
3
518518
335.00335.00
$1,735
6
559550-575
318.77295.00-346.00
$1,782
1
630630
225.00225.00
$1,418
Fleshy
Feeder heifers, M&L 2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
290290
400.00400.00
$1,160
1
380380
345.00345.00
$1,311
1
400400
355.00355.00
$1,420
Feeder bulls, M&L 1
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
3
368355-375
380.32371.00-400.00
$1,400
1
445445
400.00400.00
$1,780
2
520520
365.00365.00
$1,898
1
770770
295.00295.00
$2,272
1
840840
285.00285.00
$2,394
Feeder bulls, M&L 2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
385385
410.00410.00
$1,578
1
425425
460.00460.00
$1,955
1
835835
207.50207.50
$1,733
Slaughter bulls, 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
2
1,8081750-1865
162.94161.00-165.00
$2,946
Average dressing
Slaughter cows, Breaker 75-80%
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
2
1,5581510-1605
134.45133.00-136.00
$2,095
Average dressing
Slaughter cows, Boner 80-85%
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
8
1,278960-1345
130.54126.00-140.00
$1,668
Average dressing
Slaughter cows, Lean 85-90%
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
2
1,1931185-1200
121.56112.00-131.00
$1,450
Average dressing
52-week trend
Weekly head-weighted average price of Medium and Large 1 steers, all lots at this barn with an average weight in the band. 12 weeks with data.
500-599 lb700-799 lb
Show the weekly numbers
Week of
500-599 lb
700-799 lb
Oct 5, 2026
$372.80
-
Sep 28, 2026
$335.00
$275.00
Sep 14, 2026
$381.92
-
Apr 27, 2026
$484.43
$350.00
Apr 13, 2026
$477.03
$369.89
Apr 6, 2026
$483.50
$370.91
Mar 30, 2026
$447.50
-
Mar 16, 2026
-
$314.88
Mar 9, 2026
$400.00
-
Oct 27, 2025
$337.67
$292.50
Oct 20, 2025
$361.45
-
Oct 13, 2025
$383.02
$315.00
Price slide, Oct 9, 2026
Average $/cwt by 100 lb weight class for Medium and Large 1 steers and heifers at this sale. The small number is the change from the next lighter class.
SteersHeifers
Weight
Steers
Heifers
400-499 lb
-
$328.03
500-599 lb
$372.80
$324.18-3.85
600-699 lb
-
$225.00-99.18
900-999 lb
$285.00
-
Nearby barns
Straight-line miles between town centers. Price is 500-599 lb steers at each barn's latest USDA report, in that barn's benchmark grade.