Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-17

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $259.83/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$259.83

3 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,446

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$41.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.32

vs WV average

−44.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	273.75	1,526	2thin
Medium and Large 2	555	232.00	1,288	1thin

One grade step is worth $41.75/cwt here — about $239 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 sale3 hd

259.83

—

WV average6 barns · 344 hd

293.15

−33.32

National average171 barns · 11,979 hd

304.39

−44.56

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	1,601	152.20	2,437	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,311	122.60	1,607	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,522	111.72	1,701	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,203	107.28	1,290	10

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	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,165	$1,775	3thin

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,643	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,183	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	108.64/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,302	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,599	1
Bulls	—	—	1,601	152.20/cwt	130.00–169.00	2,437	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	121.12/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,607	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,108	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	213.75/cwt	200.00–227.50	983	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	228.51/cwt	220.00–237.50	823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	231.40/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	198.73/cwt	187.00–210.00	1,228	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,288	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	113.96/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	570	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	201.27/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,143	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,463	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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