Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-23

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $268.72/cwt on 13 head.

Average price

$268.72

13 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,516

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$36.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.72

vs WV average

−30.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	274.40	1,536	11thin
Medium and Large 2	590	237.48	1,401	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.92/cwt here — about $135 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale13 hd

268.72

—

WV average4 barns · 273 hd

267.00

+1.72

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

−30.32

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	1,808	151.05	2,731	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,489	129.83	1,933	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,297	126.23	1,637	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,146	109.70	1,258	26

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)	1,050	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	241.34/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,129	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	227.29/cwt	222.50–232.00	1,652	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,372	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	228.38/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,443	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,121	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	227.78/cwt	217.50–235.00	1,292	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	266.10/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,394	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	234.91/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,351	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	239.84/cwt	215.00–247.50	1,240	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	248.32/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,567	6
Bulls	—	—	1,808	151.05/cwt	139.00–164.00	2,731	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	237.48/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,401	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	551	209.18/cwt	197.50–215.00	1,153	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	206.32/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,252	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	862	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	132.05/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,767	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	123.32/cwt	116.00–131.00	1,574	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,809	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	135.25/cwt	128.00–142.00	1,992	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	117.58/cwt	109.00–125.00	1,335	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	98.96/cwt	92.00–106.00	1,150	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	996	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	279.14/cwt	245.00–285.00	1,619	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	236.78/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,006	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,533	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	285.30/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,207	9

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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