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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, May 1

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Apr 24May 1May 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

96 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 72▲ 19 vs year ago 77 · +24.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 36▲ 0 vs year ago 31 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 0▲ 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Replacement cattle changed from per CWT to per Unit

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 $280.51/cwt on 7 head.

Average price

$280.51

7 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.29

vs WV average

−28.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	582	280.51	1,632	7thin

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 sale7 hd

280.51

—

WV average4 barns · 67 hd

283.80

−3.29

National average166 barns · 9,614 hd

308.61

−28.10

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	1,815	149.54	2,714	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,531	116.58	1,785	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,292	114.64	1,481	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,124	107.22	1,205	13

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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,020	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	985	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,320	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$2,129	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$2,017	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,218	$1,867	3thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	900	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	328.74/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,361	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	880	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	236.25/cwt	220.00–252.50	1,158	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,416	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	593	281.43/cwt	237.50–325.00	1,669	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,543	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	606	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,915	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	229.18/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,414	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,898	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	746	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	355	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	692	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	927	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	965	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	420	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	840	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	228.75/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,052	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	241.86/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,149	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	515	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,030	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	248.67/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,308	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	535	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,083	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,372	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,292	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	203.72/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,283	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	640	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,200	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,555	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,209	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,176	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	507	211.58/cwt	185.00–225.00	1,073	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	251.47/cwt	247.00–260.00	1,328	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,409	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,344	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,221	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,564	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,456	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,383	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,320	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,169	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,328	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	520	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,118	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,815	149.54/cwt	141.00–157.00	2,714	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	918	93.26/cwt	85.00–100.00	856	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	109.26/cwt	102.00–114.00	1,271	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	113.53/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,396	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,298	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,278	119.97/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,533	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	122.11/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,710	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,482	114.96/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,704	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,910	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs13 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	1,020	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	1,043	1,889.94/head	1,475.00–2,200.00	1,890	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	1,115	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	1,120	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,133	2,350.00/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,350	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,160	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,210	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,220	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,235	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,260	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,275	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,320	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,420	2,083.98/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,084	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	985	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,020	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,060	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 May 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 96Last week 72Year ago 77

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 36Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 0Year ago 0

Correction: Replacement cattle changed from per CWT to per Unit

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	195.00	195.00
1	400–450	420	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	535	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	412	225.00	225.00
5	450–500	475	237.50–245.00	241.86
7	500–550	526	230.00–260.00	248.67
1	550–600	560	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	630	205.00	205.00
1	700–750	710	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	210.00	210.00
1	400–450	415	232.50	232.50
2	450–500	460	225.00–232.50	228.75
2	600–650	630	200.00–207.50	203.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	640	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	260.00	260.00
3	500–550	528	247.00–260.00	251.47
1	550–600	575	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	695	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	710	205.00	205.00
1	750–800	790	175.00	175.00
1	800–850	825	160.00	160.00
1	850–900	885	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	240.00	240.00
3	500–550	507	185.00–225.00	211.58
1	600–650	625	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	660	185.00	185.00
1	850–900	850	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	414	327.50–330.00	328.74
1	500–550	515	275.00	275.00
6	550–600	593	237.50–325.00	281.43
1	600–650	605	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	730	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	440	200.00	200.00
2	450–500	490	220.00–252.50	236.25
3	600–650	617	227.50–230.00	229.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	606	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	215.00	215.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,160	2,250.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,043	1,475.00–2,200.00	1,889.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,420	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,083.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	1,975.00	1,975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,133	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,875.00	1,875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,230	110.00–116.00	113.53
1	—	1,260	103.00	103.00
2	—	1,400	120.00–124.00	122.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,605	118.00–120.00	119.01
3	—	1,482	114.00–116.00	114.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	118.00–122.00	119.97
3	—	918	85.00–100.00	93.26
8	—	1,163	102.00–114.00	109.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,815	141.00–157.00	149.54

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.