Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Replacement cattle changed from per CWT to per Unit

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $280.51/cwt on 7 head.

Average price

$280.51

7 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.29

vs WV average

−28.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	582	280.51	1,632	7thin

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 sale7 hd

280.51

—

WV average4 barns · 67 hd

283.80

−3.29

National average166 barns · 9,614 hd

308.61

−28.10

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	1,815	149.54	2,714	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,531	116.58	1,785	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,292	114.64	1,481	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,124	107.22	1,205	13

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,020	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	985	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,320	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$2,129	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$2,017	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,218	$1,867	3thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	692	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,260	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	1,020	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	251.47/cwt	247.00–260.00	1,328	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,209	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,898	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,221	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	229.18/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	840	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	1,043	1,889.94/head	1,475.00–2,200.00	1,890	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	535	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	746	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	1,115	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,555	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	203.72/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,283	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,169	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	880	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	1,120	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,456	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	985	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	211.58/cwt	185.00–225.00	1,073	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,292	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	1,133	2,350.00/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,350	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,543	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	113.53/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,396	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	515	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	640	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,200	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,118	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,298	1
Bulls	—	—	1,815	149.54/cwt	141.00–157.00	2,714	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	236.25/cwt	220.00–252.50	1,158	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	122.11/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,710	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,409	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,420	2,083.98/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,084	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	241.86/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,149	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	1,220	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	1,210	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	281.43/cwt	237.50–325.00	1,669	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	328.74/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,361	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	927	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	248.67/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,308	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,278	119.97/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,533	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	93.26/cwt	85.00–100.00	856	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	109.26/cwt	102.00–114.00	1,271	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	114.96/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	606	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,915	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	228.75/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,052	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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