Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-27

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $210.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −149.46 against this barn's trailing median of $359.46.

Average price

$210.00

1 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,166

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−32.86

vs WV average

−56.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	555	210.00	1,166	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

210.00

—

WV average6 barns · 125 hd

242.86

−32.86

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−56.87

This barn, trailing median1 sales

359.46

−149.46

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	1,425	139.24	1,984	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,385	130.00	1,801	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,159	99.88	1,158	6thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,625	2thin

Every lot, as filed

13 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	—	—	1,425	139.24/cwt	134.00–146.00	1,984	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	781	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	880	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,012	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	817	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	96.75/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,102	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,801	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,455	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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