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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, May 29

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← May 22May 29Jun 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 24▼ 49 vs year ago 71 · −69.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 23▼ 7 vs year ago 24 · −29.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 9▲ 4 vs year ago 4 · +100.0%

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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 $294.38/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$294.38

8 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+18.37

vs WV average

−10.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	294.38	1,572	8thin

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 sale8 hd

294.38

—

WV average3 barns · 26 hd

276.00

+18.37

National average125 barns · 5,668 hd

305.14

−10.76

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	2,018	162.28	3,275	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,521	130.06	1,978	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,380	128.04	1,767	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,071	119.27	1,277	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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,360	$2,304	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,093	$1,850	2thin

Every lot

19 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	741	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	825	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,495	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,578	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,505	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,015	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,573	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	583	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,277	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,284	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,018	162.28/cwt	156.00–168.00	3,275	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	116.76/cwt	116.50–117.00	1,238	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,076	120.52/cwt	118.00–122.50	1,297	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	128.04/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,767	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,037	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,798	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	130.93/cwt	128.00–135.00	2,016	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,060	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,125	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,360	2,303.55/head	2,075.00–2,575.00	2,304	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 May 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 22Last week 24Year ago 71

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 23Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 9Year ago 4

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	3	—	1,360	2,075.00–2,575.00	2,303.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,925.00	1,925.00

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	—	1,125	1,775.00	1,775.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	285.00	285.00
1	300–350	300	275.00	275.00
2	450–500	490	305.00	305.00
7	500–550	526	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	590	255.00	255.00
2	1000–1050	1,015	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	815	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	185.00	185.00
1	700–750	740	172.50	172.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	116.50–117.00	116.76
4	—	1,076	118.00–122.50	120.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	140.00	140.00
3	—	1,540	128.00–135.00	130.93
1	—	1,530	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	127.00–129.00	128.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,018	156.00–168.00	162.28

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.