Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-19

Weight class

Steers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb steers averaged $250.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$250.00

1 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,175

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−13.25

vs WV average

−72.13 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	470	250.00	1,175	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

250.00

—

WV average2 barns · 5 hd

263.25

−13.25

National average135 barns · 4,212 hd

322.13

−72.13

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	1,333	156.63	2,088	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,328	148.89	1,977	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,558	131.57	2,050	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,102	128.04	1,411	14

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,113	$1,700	2thin

Every lot, as filed

11 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	112.96/cwt	108.00–120.00	1,135	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	148.89/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,977	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	130.55/cwt	120.00–141.50	1,460	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	131.57/cwt	129.50–134.50	2,050	3
Bulls	—	—	1,333	156.63/cwt	135.00–200.50	2,088	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,110	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,346	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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →