Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-22

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $266.00/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$266.00

5 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,522

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.93

vs WV average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	266.00	1,522	5thin

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 sale5 hd

266.00

—

WV average3 barns · 22 hd

271.93

−5.93

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	2,315	148.00	3,426	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,403	136.11	1,909	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,375	130.00	1,788	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,124	119.45	1,343	9thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,273	$1,827	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$1,790	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$2,103	2thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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
Bulls	—	—	2,315	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	3,426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	880	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,273	1,827.36/head	1,775.00–1,875.00	1,827	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	1,790.31/head	1,625.00–1,875.00	1,790	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	2,103.17/head	2,050.00–2,150.00	2,103	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	245.66/cwt	237.00–253.00	1,172	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	103.99/cwt	96.00–109.00	1,261	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,924	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	139.69/cwt	134.50–145.00	1,989	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	123.57/cwt	118.50–130.00	1,641	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,646	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	123.87/cwt	117.00–130.00	1,361	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	274.05/cwt	257.50–290.00	1,831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,522	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,372	3

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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