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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Mar 13

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

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Feeder Cattle receipts

83 head

▲ 67 vs last sale 16▲ 76 vs year ago 7 · +1,085.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 25▲ 0 vs year ago 17 · +0.0%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $254.18/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −58.24 against this barn's trailing median of $312.43.

Average price

$254.18

19 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,367

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$342

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

$46.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.08

vs WV average

−21.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	264.00	1,442	15thin
Medium and Large 2	506	217.37	1,100	4thin

One grade step is worth $46.63/cwt here — about $342 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale19 hd

254.18

—

WV average4 barns · 122 hd

259.27

−5.08

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−21.99

This barn, trailing median4 sales

312.43

−58.24

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $359.46, low $277.25, median $312.43 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,595	143.90	2,295	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,335	118.25	1,579	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,570	111.91	1,757	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,204	102.69	1,236	8thin

Every lot

32 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	314.75/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,344	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	459	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,515	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,528	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	312.39/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,631	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,723	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	645	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,580	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	699	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,929	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,938	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	600	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	955	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	281.82/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,237	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,021	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	480	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,368	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,374	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	506	217.37/cwt	205.00–240.00	1,100	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,452	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,438	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	250.34/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,597	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,504	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,234	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,610	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,774	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,300	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,595	143.90/cwt	142.00–146.00	2,295	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	91.91/cwt	88.00–95.00	959	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,364	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,291	106.94/cwt	100.50–112.50	1,381	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,335	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,575	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,430	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,809	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,650	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,638	110.37/cwt	108.50–112.50	1,808	2

This sale against other markets

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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Buckhannon Stockyards Livestock Auction - Buckhannon, WV

Wed Mar 13, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Charleston, WV (LS-CW)

Feeder CattleReceipts 83Last week 16Year ago 7

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 25Year ago 17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,595	142.00–146.00	143.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	115.00	115.00
2	—	1,638	108.50–112.50	110.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,043	88.00–95.00	91.91
4	—	1,291	100.50–112.50	106.94
1	—	1,335	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,430	126.50	126.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	427	310.00–322.00	314.75
1	450–500	485	315.00	315.00
15	500–550	522	305.00–320.00	312.39
2	550–600	565	305.00	305.00
4	650–700	699	276.00	276.00
3	750–800	775	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	459	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	580	277.50	277.50
1	600–650	645	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	245.00	245.00
7	400–450	439	280.00–282.50	281.82
3	450–500	495	277.50	277.50
4	500–550	528	275.00	275.00
11	550–600	553	260.00	260.00
11	600–650	638	230.00–265.00	250.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	475	215.00	215.00
4	500–550	506	205.00–240.00	217.37
1	600–650	640	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	480	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	565	230.00	230.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.