Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 116.00/per unit replacement cow deleted

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $272.44/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$272.44

8 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,510

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$25.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.86

vs WV average

−33.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	281.91	1,534	5thin
Medium and Large 2	571	256.66	1,466	3thin

One grade step is worth $25.25/cwt here — about $68 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 sale8 hd

272.44

—

WV average4 barns · 88 hd

296.30

−23.86

National average170 barns · 11,306 hd

305.47

−33.03

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	1,416	149.53	2,117	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,305	125.44	1,637	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,335	123.98	1,655	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,132	112.03	1,268	16

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$3,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,086	$2,708	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,138	$2,613	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,273	$2,510	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,243	$2,262	4thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,287	2,585.70/head	2,200.00–2,975.00	2,586	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,319	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	284.85/cwt	277.50–300.00	1,453	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,341	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,206	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	388	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	825	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	258.27/cwt	220.00–277.50	1,121	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	523	197.82/cwt	172.50–210.00	1,035	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	624	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,154	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	895	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	660	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	420	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	966	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,728	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	2,285.41/head	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,285	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,174	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,298	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	256.66/cwt	248.00–275.00	1,466	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,165	2,274.03/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,274	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	122.64/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,631	3
Bulls	—	—	1,416	149.53/cwt	135.00–164.00	2,117	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	105.54/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,124	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	114.19/cwt	106.00–124.00	1,318	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	130.37/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,574	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,379	121.74/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,679	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,108	2,859.38/head	2,450.00–3,200.00	2,859	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	2,666.48/head	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	229.47/cwt	228.00–231.00	1,079	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,651	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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