Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Much lighter run than last reported but good attendance and very active trade. N. Central WV continuing in D3 drought conditions, short pasture and hauling water commonly reported affecting local farmer feeder demand. Compared to last prices more stable across the board. Steers sold higher by $20-$30 per cwt while Heifers sold steady to $10 per cwt lower. Greater or lesser trends could be observed in individual weight breaks; however, these are affected more by last week's volatility. Small run of Bulls, no market test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $259.91/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −216.95 against this barn's trailing median of $476.87.

Average price

$259.91

103 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,421

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$6.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.45

vs WV average

−14.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	539	263.51	1,421	43
Medium and Large 1	552	257.34	1,421	60

One grade step is worth $6.17/cwt here — about $0 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 sale103 hd

259.91

—

WV average8 barns · 345 hd

256.46

+3.45

National average169 barns · 10,664 hd

274.29

−14.38

This barn, trailing median3 sales

476.87

−216.95

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

31 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	400–450	405	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	257.42/cwt	255.00–260.00	960	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	176.85/cwt	167.50–183.00	1,114	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,281	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	190.06/cwt	185.00–200.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	293.44/cwt	270.00–298.00	1,394	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	993	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	258.34/cwt	246.00–262.50	1,429	57
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	285.20/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,346	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	274.00/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,378	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	237.92/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,492	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,286	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	248.70/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,520	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	305.73/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,247	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	238.07/cwt	237.50–239.00	1,595	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	254.38/cwt	235.00–285.00	1,453	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	221.79/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,025	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	238.26/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,277	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	229.74/cwt	222.50–230.00	963	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	218.06/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,169	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	232.32/cwt	220.00–237.50	885	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	214.70/cwt	212.50–218.00	1,142	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	599	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,273	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	398	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,234	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	207.53/cwt	192.50–210.00	1,272	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,154	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	231.18/cwt	225.00–232.50	890	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	224.87/cwt	218.00–227.50	1,068	34

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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