Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-06

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $208.75/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −125.42 against this barn's trailing median of $334.17.

Average price

$208.75

2 head · 640 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,336

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$7.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.64

vs WV average

−45.17 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	660	212.50	1,403	1thin
Medium and Large 2	620	205.00	1,271	1thin

One grade step is worth $7.50/cwt here — about $132 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

208.75

—

WV average3 barns · 24 hd

221.39

−12.64

National average166 barns · 17,981 hd

253.92

−45.17

This barn, trailing median1 sales

334.17

−125.42

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

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	1,562	130.83	2,044	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,383	109.33	1,512	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,409	108.01	1,522	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,263	106.24	1,342	9thin

Every lot, as filed

17 lots · USDA AMS · Buckhannon Stockyards Livestock Auction - Buckhannon, WV

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,251	105.88/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,325	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,433	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,535	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,765	1
Bulls	—	—	1,562	130.83/cwt	124.00–142.00	2,044	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,162	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,403	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,071	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	93.54/cwt	90.50–96.00	1,247	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,775	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,676	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,423	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	213.24/cwt	205.00–230.00	874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	882	1

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.

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