Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Correction to Replacement Cattle*

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.27/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −103.19 against this barn's trailing median of $359.46.

Average price

$256.27

20 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,427

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$282

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

$42.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.25

vs WV average

−28.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	264.69	1,485	16thin
Medium and Large 2	540	222.61	1,203	4thin

One grade step is worth $42.08/cwt here — about $282 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 sale20 hd

256.27

—

WV average5 barns · 216 hd

250.03

+6.25

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−28.68

This barn, trailing median1 sales

359.46

−103.19

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	2,315	124.50	2,882	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,370	117.12	1,604	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	113.75	1,712	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,232	97.76	1,204	12

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)	1,449	$2,237	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$2,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$1,651	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,213	$1,650	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	262.03/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,211	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	265.67/cwt	255.00–271.00	1,501	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	899	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,240	1,651.01/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,651	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,370	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,449	2,237.06/head	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,237	5
Bulls	—	—	2,315	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	2,882	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,326	110.97/cwt	101.00–117.00	1,471	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,416	115.43/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,634	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	130.60/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,649	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,285	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	88.32/cwt	77.00–96.00	1,028	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	113.75/cwt	109.50–117.00	1,712	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	261.60/cwt	261.00–262.50	1,813	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,803	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	295.91/cwt	295.00–298.00	1,811	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	300.60/cwt	292.50–305.00	1,407	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,217	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	231.81/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,236	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,570	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	338.70/cwt	330.00–346.00	1,599	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,403	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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