Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 8lb, 155lb slaughter cows deleted. 100lb slaughter steer deleted

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $213.33/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −146.14 against this barn's trailing median of $359.46.

Average price

$213.33

18 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,132

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$38.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.82

vs WV average

−25.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	526	221.92	1,167	14thin
Medium 1-2	548	183.24	1,004	4thin

One grade step is worth $38.68/cwt here — about $163 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale18 hd

213.33

—

WV average3 barns · 75 hd

224.15

−10.82

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−25.28

This barn, trailing median1 sales

359.46

−146.14

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	—	Low	1,807	132.29	2,391	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,404	122.41	1,719	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,083	101.25	1,097	23
Steers	Choice	Average	1,565	154.00	2,410	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,105	150.00	1,658	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,320	145.00	1,914	1thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,273	$1,575	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,310	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,203	$2,050	3thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1-2	300–350	340	214.93/cwt	210.00–220.00	731	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,133	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	230.04/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	240.22/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,026	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	229.87/cwt	220.00–240.00	874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,115	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	239.98/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,392	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	540	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,256	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,076	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	228.65/cwt	216.00–235.00	1,159	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	454	240.99/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,094	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,126	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	283.73/cwt	272.50–287.50	1,047	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,456	129.72/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,889	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	84.22/cwt	62.00–99.00	870	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	129.64/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,480	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	112.36/cwt	106.00–122.00	1,272	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	770	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	231	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	119.49/cwt	111.00–125.50	1,653	10
Bulls	—	—	2,520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,898	1
Bulls	—	—	2,025	145.53/cwt	141.00–150.00	2,947	2
Bulls	—	—	1,643	130.97/cwt	120.00–138.00	2,152	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,105	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,658	1
Steers	Select	—	1,320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,914	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,565	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,410	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,125	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2Guaranteed Open	700–750	718	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,436	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2Guaranteed Open	750–800	755	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,491	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2Guaranteed Open	600–650	610	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,144	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	728	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,201	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	520	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	568	178.94/cwt	170.00–187.50	1,016	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	650–700	655	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,212	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	358	192.85/cwt	186.00–200.00	690	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	700–750	720	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,314	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,060	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,200	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	623	192.85/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,201	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	528	187.54/cwt	180.00–195.00	990	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	465	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	907	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	410	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	473	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	970	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	427	195.89/cwt	185.00–215.00	836	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	750–800	750	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	850–900	850	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,551	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	400–450	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	330	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	350–400	365	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	230.63/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,107	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	209.82/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,175	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	700–750	735	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,661	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	650–700	650	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,515	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	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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