Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2024-04-24

Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Apr 24

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Apr 17Apr 24May 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 38▲ 18 vs year ago 54 · +33.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 26▼ 25 vs year ago 61 · −41.0%

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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 $291.20/cwt on 12 head.

Average price

$291.20

12 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$497

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

$77.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.39

vs WV average

−18.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	297.68	1,630	11thin
Medium and Large 2	515	220.00	1,133	1thin

One grade step is worth $77.68/cwt here — about $497 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 sale12 hd

291.20

—

WV average5 barns · 186 hd

302.59

−11.39

National average173 barns · 10,802 hd

309.55

−18.35

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	1,586	147.85	2,345	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,355	121.26	1,643	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,429	111.89	1,599	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,205	110.79	1,335	11

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	824	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	242.61/cwt	205.00–277.50	808	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	927	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,204	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,115	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,584	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,133	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	308.11/cwt	265.00–332.50	1,658	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	269.85/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,546	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,350	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,851	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,748	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,722	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	768	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	249.11/cwt	245.00–260.00	909	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,197	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,210	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	229.15/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,210	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,151	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	936	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	988	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,117	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	943	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	263.41/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,225	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	224.87/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,275	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,376	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,586	147.85/cwt	127.00–168.00	2,345	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,205	110.79/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,335	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,270	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,524	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,342	126.59/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,699	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,368	115.93/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,586	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,482	109.18/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,618	3

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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 72Last week 38Year ago 54

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 26Year ago 61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	257.50	257.50
1	350–400	360	257.50	257.50
2	400–450	430	280.00	280.00
4	450–500	480	330.00	330.00
8	500–550	538	265.00–332.50	308.11
3	550–600	573	260.00–275.00	269.85
3	650–700	673	275.00	275.00
3	750–800	760	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	840	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	205.00–277.50	242.61
2	450–500	455	245.00	245.00
1	500–550	515	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	600	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	240.00	240.00
7	350–400	365	245.00–260.00	249.11
2	450–500	465	257.50	257.50
1	500–550	515	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	528	227.50–230.00	229.15
1	550–600	590	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	260.00	260.00
3	400–450	410	272.50	272.50
3	450–500	465	260.00–270.00	263.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	410	230.00	230.00
4	550–600	567	220.00–230.00	224.87
2	600–650	640	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,342	120.00–135.00	126.59
3	—	1,368	114.00–118.00	115.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,205	108.00–116.00	110.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,482	105.00–112.00	109.18
1	—	1,270	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,586	127.00–168.00	147.85

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.