Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-13

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $254.18/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −105.28 against this barn's trailing median of $359.46.

Average price

$254.18

19 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,367

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$342

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

$46.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.08

vs WV average

−21.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	264.00	1,442	15thin
Medium and Large 2	506	217.37	1,100	4thin

One grade step is worth $46.63/cwt here — about $342 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 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale19 hd

254.18

—

WV average4 barns · 122 hd

259.27

−5.08

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−21.99

This barn, trailing median1 sales

359.46

−105.28

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	1,595	143.90	2,295	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,335	118.25	1,579	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,570	111.91	1,757	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,204	102.69	1,236	8thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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
Bulls	—	—	1,595	143.90/cwt	142.00–146.00	2,295	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,650	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	91.91/cwt	88.00–95.00	959	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,364	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,291	106.94/cwt	100.50–112.50	1,381	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,335	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	699	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,929	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,638	110.37/cwt	108.50–112.50	1,808	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	645	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,021	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,438	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	480	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,368	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	250.34/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,597	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,374	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,234	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	955	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,300	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	459	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,515	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	312.39/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,631	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	314.75/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,344	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	217.37/cwt	205.00–240.00	1,100	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,452	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	281.82/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,237	7

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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