Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-09

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $188.13/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −171.34 against this barn's trailing median of $359.46.

Average price

$188.13

4 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,006

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$46

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

$0.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−46.30

vs WV average

−64.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	528	188.33	995	3thin
Medium and Large 1	555	187.50	1,041	1thin

One grade step is worth $0.83/cwt here — about −$46 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 sale4 hd

188.13

—

WV average7 barns · 259 hd

234.43

−46.30

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−64.56

This barn, trailing median1 sales

359.46

−171.34

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	1,755	139.00	2,439	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	124.15	1,894	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,292	122.12	1,577	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,092	109.83	1,199	14

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,255	$1,677	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,183	$1,373	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	—	1,755	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,439	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	128.19/cwt	125.50–130.00	1,683	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	117.06/cwt	113.00–120.50	1,491	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	112.06/cwt	108.00–117.50	1,245	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	96.47/cwt	91.00–102.00	941	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	189.89/cwt	170.00–210.00	898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	197.50/cwt	190.00–205.00	997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,094	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,172	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,238	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	1,743.02/head	1,675.00–1,800.00	1,743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,455	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	126.98/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	188.44/cwt	185.00–195.00	805	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,180	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,183	1,373.44/head	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,373	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,205	1,544.71/head	1,475.00–1,625.00	1,545	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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