Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-13

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $228.27/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −131.20 against this barn's trailing median of $359.46.

Average price

$228.27

35 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,222

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$383

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

$72.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.67

vs WV average

−36.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	232.40	1,244	33
Medium and Large 2	538	160.00	861	2thin

One grade step is worth $72.40/cwt here — about $383 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 sale35 hd

228.27

—

WV average3 barns · 87 hd

234.93

−6.67

National average194 barns · 23,548 hd

265.10

−36.83

This barn, trailing median1 sales

359.46

−131.20

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	1,658	139.20	2,308	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,413	115.87	1,637	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	111.00	1,554	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,233	107.50	1,326	13

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)	1,123	$1,729	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,611	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,218	$1,475	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,320	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$1,237	3thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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 and Large 2	450–500	464	222.60/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,033	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	186.45/cwt	160.00–200.00	1,147	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	226.67/cwt	222.50–235.00	986	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,283	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	273.68/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,152	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	200.08/cwt	180.00–220.00	1,186	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	735	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	197.72/cwt	180.00–215.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,169	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	796	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,554	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,387	113.98/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,581	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,518	123.41/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,873	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,273	111.86/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,424	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	83.50/cwt	82.00–85.00	848	2
Bulls	—	—	1,658	139.20/cwt	138.50–140.00	2,308	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,123	1,728.79/head	1,550.00–1,875.00	1,729	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,245	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,239	1,715.51/head	1,300.00–1,950.00	1,716	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,320.00/head	1,320.00–1,320.00	1,320	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	830	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,038	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	1,236.90/head	1,130.00–1,310.00	1,237	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	1,375.46/head	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,375	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,211	1,518.58/head	1,325.00–1,700.00	1,519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	205.41/cwt	196.00–220.00	1,409	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	202.43/cwt	190.00–215.00	947	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	231.73/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,224	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,304	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	610	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	216.23/cwt	212.50–220.00	925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	226.23/cwt	226.00–227.00	1,437	13

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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