Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Replacement stock cows changed to per cwt

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $322.36/cwt on 19 head.

Average price

$322.36

19 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$535

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

$89.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.15

vs WV average

+11.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	327.07	1,770	18thin
Medium and Large 2	520	237.50	1,235	1thin

One grade step is worth $89.57/cwt here — about $535 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 sale19 hd

322.36

—

WV average4 barns · 90 hd

309.21

+13.15

National average173 barns · 11,586 hd

310.76

+11.60

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	1,606	145.27	2,333	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,378	126.74	1,746	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,398	122.93	1,718	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,118	107.50	1,202	12

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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,208	$1,537	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$1,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,192	$2,780	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$2,625	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,182	$2,581	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$2,472	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,278	$2,323	18

Every lot, as filed

36 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,391	127.68/cwt	125.50–129.50	1,776	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	118.77/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,663	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	127.09/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,773	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	100.34/cwt	89.00–107.00	1,086	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	118.93/cwt	111.00–128.00	1,334	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,395	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,820	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,595	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	923	123.96/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,144	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	128.52/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,407	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,208	1,537.27/head	1,500.00–1,575.00	1,537	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,193	2,472.35/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,472	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	335.92/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,787	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	296.11/cwt	230.00–317.50	1,697	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	307.37/cwt	262.50–322.50	1,340	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	914	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,630	1
Bulls	—	—	1,606	145.27/cwt	132.00–154.00	2,333	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	2,299.78/head	2,050.00–2,500.00	2,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	920	2,145.65/head	1,800.00–2,400.00	2,146	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,238	2,236.03/head	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,236	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	2,777.73/head	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,778	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,197	2,640.04/head	2,400.00–2,950.00	2,640	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,367	2,436.59/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,437	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,206	2,980.26/head	2,550.00–3,250.00	2,980	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	395	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	489	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,687	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	2,340.84/head	2,200.00–2,475.00	2,341	8

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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