Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-26

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $306.81/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −170.05 against this barn's trailing median of $476.87.

Average price

$306.81

70 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$34.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.81

vs WV average

−3.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	314.18	1,748	55
Medium and Large 2	557	279.78	1,560	15thin

One grade step is worth $34.41/cwt here — about $188 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $496.30, low $415.33, median $476.87 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale70 hd

306.81

—

WV average6 barns · 165 hd

309.62

−2.81

National average156 barns · 8,291 hd

310.26

−3.45

This barn, trailing median3 sales

476.87

−170.05

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

32 lots · USDA AMS · Buckhannon Stockyards Special Graded Sale - 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 1	450–500	480	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	242.33/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	437	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,256	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	249.33/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,219	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	273.52/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,461	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,220	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	547	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,532	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	285.16/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,326	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	285.01/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,217	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	262.94/cwt	255.00–272.00	1,767	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,058	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,072	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	285.25/cwt	272.50–295.00	1,649	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	266.45/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,388	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,115	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	313.86/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,805	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	282.50/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,780	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	247.50/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,384	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	245.10/cwt	240.00–250.00	931	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	354.05/cwt	325.00–368.00	1,508	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,851	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	325.21/cwt	305.00–345.00	1,548	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	949	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	314.71/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,655	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,411	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	785	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,766	1

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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