Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-08

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $227.75/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −131.71 against this barn's trailing median of $359.46.

Average price

$227.75

6 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,257

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$8.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.59

vs WV average

−39.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	232.17	1,282	3thin
Medium and Large 2	552	223.33	1,232	3thin

One grade step is worth $8.83/cwt here — about $50 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale6 hd

227.75

—

WV average4 barns · 34 hd

239.34

−11.59

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−39.84

This barn, trailing median1 sales

359.46

−131.71

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	1,740	139.77	2,432	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,588	119.96	1,905	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	111.85	1,422	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	80.55	814	4thin

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)	1,080	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,132	$1,503	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$1,264	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$1,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	720	$1,130	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,023	$1,283	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,462	$2,207	5

Every lot, as filed

44 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 2	500–550	505	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,151	1
Bulls	—	—	1,740	139.77/cwt	122.00–156.00	2,432	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	111.04/cwt	108.50–113.50	1,377	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,621	117.82/cwt	115.50–119.50	1,910	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	124.25/cwt	124.00–124.50	1,892	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	80.55/cwt	75.00–85.00	814	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,490	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,751	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	121.15/cwt	119.50–122.50	1,488	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,071.43/head	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,071	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,349	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,445	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	1,502.50/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,503	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,227	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,023	1,283.43/head	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,283	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	975	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,170	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,444	2,196.43/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,196	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,115	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	260.04/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,607	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	113.36/cwt	112.00–114.50	1,672	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,264.07/head	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,264	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,970	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,428	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	1,130.00/head	1,130.00–1,130.00	1,130	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,073	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,263	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	665	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,271	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	228.73/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,048	2

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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