Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-29

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $294.38/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$294.38

8 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+18.37

vs WV average

−10.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	294.38	1,572	8thin

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 sale8 hd

294.38

—

WV average3 barns · 26 hd

276.00

+18.37

National average125 barns · 5,668 hd

305.14

−10.76

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	2,018	162.28	3,275	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,521	130.06	1,978	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,380	128.04	1,767	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,071	119.27	1,277	6thin

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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,360	$2,304	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,093	$1,850	2thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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	—	1,360	2,303.55/head	2,075.00–2,575.00	2,304	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,277	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	116.76/cwt	116.50–117.00	1,238	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,037	1
Bulls	—	—	2,018	162.28/cwt	156.00–168.00	3,275	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	120.52/cwt	118.00–122.50	1,297	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	130.93/cwt	128.00–135.00	2,016	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	128.04/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,767	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,578	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,495	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	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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