Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-02

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $220.00/cwt on 1 head.

Average price

$220.00

1 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,254

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−28.36

vs WV average

−66.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	570	220.00	1,254	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

220.00

—

WV average4 barns · 161 hd

248.36

−28.36

National average167 barns · 15,497 hd

286.82

−66.82

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	1,873	148.32	2,778	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,314	121.51	1,597	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	116.76	1,810	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,209	100.93	1,220	15

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,393	$1,802	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$1,724	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,343	$1,630	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,425	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,268	$1,507	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$1,493	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,264	$1,486	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,208	$1,231	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$2,050	2thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	—	1,873	148.32/cwt	133.00–165.00	2,778	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,536	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	121.85/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,607	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	116.08/cwt	112.00–117.50	1,777	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,942	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,333	119.73/cwt	119.00–120.50	1,596	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,174	1,195.05/head	950.00–1,375.00	1,195	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,360.00/head	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,248	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,209	1,400.67/head	1,000.00–1,600.00	1,401	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	900	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,436	1,795.40/head	1,520.00–1,900.00	1,795	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,393	1,801.55/head	1,700.00–1,925.00	1,802	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,154	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,298	1,589.63/head	1,300.00–1,850.00	1,590	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	182.47/cwt	180.00–185.00	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,175	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	234.05/cwt	215.00–255.00	983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,254	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	1,448.65/head	1,200.00–1,700.00	1,449	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,265	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	107.72/cwt	97.00–114.50	1,246	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	91.99/cwt	86.00–97.00	1,113	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,446	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,425	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,158	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	869	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,157	1,300.50/head	1,050.00–1,475.00	1,301	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	225.75/cwt	220.00–235.00	835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	279.06/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,306	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,293	1,515.08/head	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,515	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	1,724.23/head	1,550.00–1,900.00	1,724	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,373	1,656.83/head	1,640.00–1,675.00	1,657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,775	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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