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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Apr 10

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Apr 3Apr 10Apr 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 38▼ 20 vs year ago 69 · −29.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 29▼ 6 vs year ago 43 · −14.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 49▲ 37 vs year ago 4 · +925.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 116.00/per unit replacement cow deleted

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $272.44/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$272.44

8 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,510

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$25.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.86

vs WV average

−33.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	281.91	1,534	5thin
Medium and Large 2	571	256.66	1,466	3thin

One grade step is worth $25.25/cwt here — about $68 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale8 hd

272.44

—

WV average4 barns · 88 hd

296.30

−23.86

National average170 barns · 11,306 hd

305.47

−33.03

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

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	1,416	149.53	2,117	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,305	125.44	1,637	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,335	123.98	1,655	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,132	112.03	1,268	16

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$3,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,086	$2,708	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,138	$2,613	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,273	$2,510	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,243	$2,262	4thin

Every lot

36 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	420	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	966	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	258.27/cwt	220.00–277.50	1,121	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,206	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,188	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	284.85/cwt	277.50–300.00	1,453	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	256.66/cwt	248.00–275.00	1,466	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,651	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	624	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,154	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	660	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,122	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,642	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,456	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	895	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,633	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	388	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	825	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	229.47/cwt	228.00–231.00	1,079	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	523	197.82/cwt	172.50–210.00	1,035	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,341	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,174	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,319	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,298	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,416	149.53/cwt	135.00–164.00	2,117	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	105.54/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,124	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,154	114.19/cwt	106.00–124.00	1,318	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	130.37/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,574	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,330	122.64/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,631	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,728	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,379	121.74/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,679	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,025	2,285.41/head	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,285	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,108	2,859.38/head	2,450.00–3,200.00	2,859	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,110	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,145	2,666.48/head	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,666	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,160	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,165	2,274.03/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,274	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,230	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,287	2,585.70/head	2,200.00–2,975.00	2,586	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,320	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,320	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	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 Apr 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 49Last week 38Year ago 69

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 29Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 49Year ago 4

Correction: 116.00/per unit replacement cow deleted

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,287	2,200.00–2,975.00	2,585.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	3,450.00	3,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,108	2,450.00–3,200.00	2,859.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,145	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,666.48

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	5	—	1,025	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,285.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,165	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,274.03

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	622	212.00	212.00
1	850–900	865	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	265.00	265.00
3	500–550	510	277.50–300.00	284.85
2	550–600	595	277.50	277.50
2	650–700	670	245.00	245.00
1	800–850	820	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	434	220.00–277.50	258.27
1	450–500	485	245.00	245.00
3	550–600	571	248.00–275.00	256.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	624	185.00	185.00
1	650–700	660	170.00	170.00
1	850–900	895	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	470	228.00–231.00	229.47
1	600–650	615	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	388	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	523	172.50–210.00	197.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	128.00	128.00
3	—	1,330	122.00–124.00	122.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,065	104.00–107.00	105.54
12	—	1,154	106.00–124.00	114.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,207	127.00–134.00	130.37
4	—	1,379	120.00–123.00	121.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,416	135.00–164.00	149.53

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.