Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

For today's Board Sale look under Buckhannon Board Sale--this report covers today's in-barn Feeders.

First Feeder Special of the season, no market test, trade fairly active despite recent trends. Quality up and down with a mix of weaned, vaccinated Feeders as well as a good part of the run not weaned or with a health program guarantee. Supply and attendance somewhat moderate. Drought conditions affecting local demand, low supplies of hay and pasture reported as central WV moved to D3 status last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $234.20/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −242.67 against this barn's trailing median of $476.87.

Average price

$234.20

31 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,288

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$26

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$16.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.08

vs WV average

−34.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	241.29	1,315	16thin
Medium and Large 2	550	227.21	1,249	12thin
Medium 1	575	224.33	1,290	3thin

One grade step is worth $16.96/cwt here — about $26 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale31 hd

234.20

—

WV average5 barns · 107 hd

258.28

−24.08

National average155 barns · 6,455 hd

268.55

−34.35

This barn, trailing median3 sales

476.87

−242.67

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

51 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	217.80/cwt	216.00–224.00	1,455	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	225.24/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,286	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	233.27/cwt	226.00–249.00	1,141	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	225.98/cwt	216.00–230.00	1,290	5
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	475	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium 1	500–550	510	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	625	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,281	1
Heifers	Medium 1	700–750	740	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	226.28/cwt	223.00–231.00	1,407	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	189.04/cwt	175.00–217.50	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	222.90/cwt	217.00–224.00	1,937	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,058	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	288.19/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,190	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	248.22/cwt	230.00–257.50	1,316	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	232.10/cwt	217.50–239.00	1,546	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	731	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,754	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	651	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,686	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	242.91/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,552	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	279.85/cwt	277.50–282.50	1,363	23
Steers	Medium 1	550–600	590	226.50/cwt	226.00–227.00	1,336	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	231.40/cwt	212.50–240.00	1,229	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	242.64/cwt	226.00–256.00	1,500	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	948	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	221.34/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,275	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	219.76/cwt	216.00–221.00	2,022	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	224.12/cwt	223.00–229.00	1,723	7
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	685	226.16/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	260.94/cwt	242.50–280.00	1,195	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	251.03/cwt	246.00–253.00	1,664	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	716	233.83/cwt	222.50–245.00	1,674	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	218.90/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,578	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	252.00/cwt	249.00–253.00	1,041	8
Steers	Medium 1	500–550	545	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	233.26/cwt	226.00–237.00	1,703	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	235.90/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,314	9
Heifers	Medium 1	550–600	570	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,197	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	222.73/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,523	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	241.42/cwt	233.00–253.00	1,161	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	227.57/cwt	222.50–229.00	1,859	9
Steers	Medium 1	800–850	840	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	234.74/cwt	211.00–239.00	1,239	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	245.50/cwt	235.00–251.00	1,019	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	228.31/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,425	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	497	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,243	3
Steers	Large 1	650–700	680	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,469	1
Steers	Large 1	400–450	407	253.28/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,031	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	208.67/cwt	204.00–211.00	1,555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	841	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,716	4

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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