Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-04

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $224.43/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −135.04 against this barn's trailing median of $359.46.

Average price

$224.43

7 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,200

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$6

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

$1.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.66

vs WV average

−16.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	532	225.00	1,197	3thin
Medium and Large 1	537	224.00	1,203	4thin

One grade step is worth $1.00/cwt here — about −$6 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 sale7 hd

224.43

—

WV average3 barns · 33 hd

238.09

−13.66

National average148 barns · 7,025 hd

240.69

−16.26

This barn, trailing median1 sales

359.46

−135.04

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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 Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$2,050	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,075	1thin

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	350–400	365	212.16/cwt	200.00–225.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	227.76/cwt	220.00–232.50	984	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	224.00/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,203	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	218.42/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,162	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,188	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,197	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	275.03/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,279	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	830	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,293	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	229.92/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	239.81/cwt	220.00–250.00	899	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,082	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	222.53/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	228.41/cwt	200.00–257.50	959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	235.12/cwt	230.00–240.00	759	2

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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