Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-20

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $235.67/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −123.80 against this barn's trailing median of $359.46.

Average price

$235.67

6 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,216

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$29.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.94

vs WV average

−41.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	255.00	1,301	2thin
Medium and Large 2	519	226.00	1,173	4thin

One grade step is worth $29.00/cwt here — about $127 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale6 hd

235.67

—

WV average3 barns · 40 hd

249.61

−13.94

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−41.56

This barn, trailing median1 sales

359.46

−123.80

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	1,421	138.43	1,967	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,609	131.32	2,113	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,597	125.33	2,001	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,263	118.29	1,494	7thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,301	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	228.33/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,162	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	224.91/cwt	220.00–230.00	974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,198	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	250.19/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,178	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,732	1
Bulls	—	—	1,421	138.43/cwt	111.00–159.00	1,967	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,285	120.34/cwt	113.00–125.00	1,546	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,609	131.32/cwt	129.00–134.00	2,113	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,140	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	901	2

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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