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.
Cattle receipts
69 head
Last reported: 81 (Oct 2, 2026) Year ago: 110
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.