Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-18

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $191.00/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −168.46 against this barn's trailing median of $359.46.

Average price

$191.00

5 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,013

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$35.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.07

vs WV average

−46.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	200.00	1,094	3thin
Medium and Large 2	505	190.00	960	1thin
Medium and Large 3	505	165.00	833	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.00/cwt here — about $261 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 sale5 hd

191.00

—

WV average6 barns · 264 hd

223.07

−32.07

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−46.01

This barn, trailing median1 sales

359.46

−168.46

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	1,588	124.10	1,971	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,304	117.73	1,535	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	115.78	1,812	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,149	98.68	1,134	40

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,180	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	900	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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 2	600–650	640	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	800–850	820	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,222	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	222.46/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,074	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	510	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	777	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	372	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	182.44/cwt	180.00–185.00	617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	277.19/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,012	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	234.93/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,123	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	217.51/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,094	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,226	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	455	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	960	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bulls	—	—	1,588	124.10/cwt	107.00–141.00	1,971	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	115.78/cwt	105.00–125.00	1,812	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	52.86/cwt	51.00–55.00	531	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	102.96/cwt	81.00–114.00	1,199	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	67.45/cwt	62.00–73.00	675	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,015	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,472	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	115.46/cwt	102.00–130.00	1,508	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	138.20/cwt	120.00–150.00	1,897	3

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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