Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-28

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $231.25/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$231.25

4 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,257

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$20.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.86

vs WV average

−37.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	241.25	1,309	2thin
Medium and Large 2	545	221.25	1,206	2thin

One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about $103 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale4 hd

231.25

—

WV average5 barns · 95 hd

255.11

−23.86

National average155 barns · 6,455 hd

268.55

−37.30

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	1,811	155.47	2,816	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	130.96	1,905	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,386	123.96	1,718	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,187	117.95	1,400	12

Every lot, as filed

34 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	124.94/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,690	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,970	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	130.26/cwt	123.00–140.00	1,869	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,943	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,176	125.28/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,473	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	110.62/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,325	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	648	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,022	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	260.00/cwt	250.00–270.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	222.55/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,297	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	249.70/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,176	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	239.23/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,144	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,117	2
Bulls	—	—	1,811	155.47/cwt	144.00–166.00	2,816	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,579	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,174	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	195.02/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,098	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	836	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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