Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-21

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $270.31/cwt on 16 head.

Average price

$270.31

16 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,482

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

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

$68.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.73

vs WV average

−0.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	283.08	1,533	13thin
Medium and Large 2	577	215.00	1,241	3thin

One grade step is worth $68.08/cwt here — about $292 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale16 hd

270.31

—

WV average3 barns · 53 hd

274.04

−3.73

National average163 barns · 7,520 hd

270.50

−0.19

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	1,543	162.97	2,515	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,440	146.71	2,112	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,314	144.68	1,901	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,252	130.40	1,632	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)	1,330	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,401	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	273.37/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,031	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	209.26/cwt	200.00–237.50	1,293	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	277.48/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,085	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,442	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,590	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,241	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,328	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	245.60/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,199	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	565	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	650	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	217.22/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,027	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	251.36/cwt	237.50–265.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	902	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,313	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	217.97/cwt	200.00–237.50	922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,166	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	532	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,117	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,330	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	—	—	1,543	162.97/cwt	156.00–170.00	2,515	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,564	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	117.91/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,277	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	137.54/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,744	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	151.81/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,065	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	148.50/cwt	144.00–157.00	2,158	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,312	132.14/cwt	123.00–140.50	1,734	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,850	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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