Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-17

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $227.50/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$227.50

1 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,331

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−58.46

vs WV average

−63.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	585	227.50	1,331	1thin

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 sale1 hd

227.50

—

WV average3 barns · 59 hd

285.96

−58.46

National average156 barns · 5,844 hd

291.09

−63.59

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	1,886	156.40	2,950	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	138.05	2,091	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,451	138.03	2,003	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,157	116.41	1,347	11

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,320	$1,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$2,606	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$2,500	2thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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 2	450–500	495	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,790	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	263.04/cwt	247.50–267.50	1,468	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,185	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	697	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,903	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	660	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,188	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,711	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	138.05/cwt	136.00–140.50	2,091	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,469	137.44/cwt	130.00–142.50	2,019	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	112.28/cwt	102.00–119.00	1,298	9
Bulls	—	—	1,886	156.40/cwt	135.00–178.00	2,950	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,566	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	632	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,659	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,187	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,331	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	2,674.31/head	2,650.00–2,700.00	2,674	6

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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