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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, May 8

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← May 1May 8May 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 96▼ 10 vs year ago 59 · −16.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 31▼ 7 vs year ago 36 · −19.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 36▲ 19 vs year ago 14 · +135.7%

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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 $227.75/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −84.68 against this barn's trailing median of $312.43.

Average price

$227.75

6 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,257

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$8.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.59

vs WV average

−39.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	232.17	1,282	3thin
Medium and Large 2	552	223.33	1,232	3thin

One grade step is worth $8.83/cwt here — about $50 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 sale6 hd

227.75

—

WV average4 barns · 34 hd

239.34

−11.59

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−39.84

This barn, trailing median4 sales

312.43

−84.68

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	1,740	139.77	2,432	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,588	119.96	1,905	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	111.85	1,422	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	80.55	814	4thin

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)	1,080	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,132	$1,503	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$1,264	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$1,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	720	$1,130	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,023	$1,283	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,462	$2,207	5

Every lot

44 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	260.04/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,607	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,838	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	845	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,817	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	917	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,073	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,115	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	228.73/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,048	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,151	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,263	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,271	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	590	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,313	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,455	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,505	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	665	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,380	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,243	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,349	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,546	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,428	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,383	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	975	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,170	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,740	139.77/cwt	122.00–156.00	2,432	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,011	80.55/cwt	75.00–85.00	814	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	111.04/cwt	108.50–113.50	1,377	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,490	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,751	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	124.25/cwt	124.00–124.50	1,892	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,621	117.82/cwt	115.50–119.50	1,910	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,023	1,283.43/head	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,283	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	1,264.07/head	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,264	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,132	1,502.50/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,503	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,475	113.36/cwt	112.00–114.50	1,672	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,156	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,227	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,228	121.15/cwt	119.50–122.50	1,488	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,445	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	2,071.43/head	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,071	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,444	2,196.43/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,196	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,970	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	1,130.00/head	1,130.00–1,130.00	1,130	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,087	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 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 49Last week 96Year ago 59

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 31Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 36Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	412	222.50	222.50
2	450–500	458	227.50–230.00	228.73
1	500–550	505	228.00	228.00
2	550–600	575	221.00	221.00
1	650–700	660	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	245.00	245.00
1	450–500	455	245.00	245.00
2	500–550	533	237.00	237.00
1	600–650	630	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	222.50	222.50
1	650–700	665	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	212.50	212.50
1	600–650	620	217.50	217.50
1	950–1000	975	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	672	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	705	202.50	202.50
1	900–950	910	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	618	245.00–267.50	260.04
3	700–750	735	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	845	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,740	122.00–156.00	139.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,240	108.50–113.50	111.04
1	—	1,490	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,621	115.50–119.50	117.82
2	—	1,523	124.00–124.50	124.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,011	75.00–85.00	80.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,132	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,502.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,475	112.00–114.50	113.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	955	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,264.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,228	119.50–122.50	121.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	117.50	117.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	110.00	110.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	136.00	136.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,071.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,444	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,196.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,970	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	135.00	135.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	1,150.00	1,150.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	720	1,130.00	1,130.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,023	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,283.43

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.