Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-05

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $277.02/cwt on 11 head.

Average price

$277.02

11 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,489

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$344

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

$53.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.50

vs WV average

−32.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	301.25	1,648	6thin
Medium and Large 2	526	247.95	1,304	5thin

One grade step is worth $53.30/cwt here — about $344 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale11 hd

277.02

—

WV average4 barns · 39 hd

307.53

−30.50

National average164 barns · 13,053 hd

309.16

−32.14

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	1,705	159.97	2,727	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,127	134.85	1,520	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	130.77	1,632	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,547	120.56	1,865	3thin

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)	1,251	$2,362	7

Every lot, as filed

33 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 1	350–400	355	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,365	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	498	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,710	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	159.97/cwt	138.00–175.00	2,727	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	115.75/cwt	115.75–115.75	1,759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,311	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,046	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	181.27/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,468	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,246	2,434.38/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,434	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	247.95/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,304	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,171	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	935	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,280	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	887	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,040	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	890	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	691	276.37/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,910	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	759	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	130.04/cwt	126.00–133.50	1,528	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	118.51/cwt	115.50–122.50	1,523	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	143.76/cwt	143.00–144.50	1,847	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	127.41/cwt	124.00–132.50	1,386	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	146.02/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,730	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	122.97/cwt	121.50–124.50	1,918	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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