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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Mar 27

● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

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Feeder Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 29▼ 348 vs year ago 359 · −96.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 24▼ 18 vs year ago 29 · −62.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 0▲ 4 vs year ago 1 · +400.0%

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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 $210.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −102.43 against this barn's trailing median of $312.43.

Average price

$210.00

1 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,166

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−32.86

vs WV average

−56.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	555	210.00	1,166	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

210.00

—

WV average6 barns · 125 hd

242.86

−32.86

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−56.87

This barn, trailing median4 sales

312.43

−102.43

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	1,425	139.24	1,984	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,385	130.00	1,801	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,159	99.88	1,158	6thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,625	2thin

Every lot

13 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	880	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	817	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	781	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,012	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,166	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,425	139.24/cwt	134.00–146.00	1,984	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,139	96.75/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,102	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,260	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,455	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,801	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,020	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,120	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,140	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1

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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 11Last week 29Year ago 359

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 24Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 1

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,425	134.00–146.00	139.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,139	94.00–101.00	96.75
1	—	1,260	115.50	115.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	130.00	130.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	460	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	555	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	300.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,750.00	1,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	1,650.00	1,650.00

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.