Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-26

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $263.75/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −95.71 against this barn's trailing median of $359.46.

Average price

$263.75

8 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,453

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.45

vs WV average

−5.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	263.75	1,453	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

263.75

—

WV average3 barns · 25 hd

260.30

+3.45

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

−5.53

This barn, trailing median1 sales

359.46

−95.71

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	1,070	160.00	1,712	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,440	143.74	2,070	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,347	143.22	1,929	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,229	130.06	1,599	10

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)	1,377	$2,780	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,167	$2,178	3thin

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	—	1,377	2,779.69/head	2,650.00–2,975.00	2,780	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	2,117.65/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,118	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,195	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	979	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,749	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	134.19/cwt	124.00–145.00	1,610	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	142.84/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,888	6
Bulls	—	—	1,070	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,712	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,397	148.40/cwt	145.00–154.00	2,073	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	143.74/cwt	143.00–144.50	2,070	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,297	120.43/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	571	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,367	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,425	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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