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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Jun 5

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← May 29Jun 5Jun 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

67 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 22▲ 30 vs year ago 37 · +81.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 17▲ 11 vs year ago 11 · +100.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 8▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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 $277.02/cwt on 11 head.

Average price

$277.02

11 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,489

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$344

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

$53.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.50

vs WV average

−32.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	301.25	1,648	6thin
Medium and Large 2	526	247.95	1,304	5thin

One grade step is worth $53.30/cwt here — about $344 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale11 hd

277.02

—

WV average4 barns · 39 hd

307.53

−30.50

National average164 barns · 13,053 hd

309.16

−32.14

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	1,705	159.97	2,727	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,127	134.85	1,520	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	130.77	1,632	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,547	120.56	1,865	3thin

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)	1,251	$2,362	7

Every lot

33 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	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	671	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	869	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	935	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	498	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,506	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,603	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	247.95/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,304	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,685	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,710	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,311	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	691	276.37/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,910	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	887	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,040	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	985	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,847	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	759	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	870	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,046	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,171	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,365	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,495	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,621	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,232	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,754	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	181.27/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,468	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	890	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,566	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,705	159.97/cwt	138.00–175.00	2,727	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	127.41/cwt	124.00–132.50	1,386	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	130.04/cwt	126.00–133.50	1,528	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,185	146.02/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,730	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	143.76/cwt	143.00–144.50	1,847	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	118.51/cwt	115.50–122.50	1,523	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	115.75/cwt	115.75–115.75	1,759	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	122.97/cwt	121.50–124.50	1,918	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,246	2,434.38/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,434	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,280	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	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 Jun 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 67Last week 22Year ago 37

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 17Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 8Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	220.00	220.00
1	350–400	355	245.00	245.00
3	400–450	410	255.00	255.00
3	500–550	517	264.00	264.00
2	550–600	560	267.00	267.00
5	600–650	621	261.00	261.00
1	650–700	680	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	239.00	239.00
1	600–650	635	194.00	194.00
2	800–850	810	180.00–182.50	181.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	890	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	498	302.50	302.50
3	500–550	513	312.50	312.50
3	550–600	581	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	600	285.00	285.00
4	650–700	691	255.00–285.00	276.37
3	850–900	887	230.00	230.00
1	950–1000	985	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	220.00	220.00
1	350–400	395	220.00	220.00
5	400–450	425	220.00	220.00
5	500–550	526	245.00–250.00	247.95
2	650–700	690	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,705	138.00–175.00	159.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	115.75	115.75
2	—	1,560	121.50–124.50	122.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	126.00–133.50	130.04
2	—	1,285	115.50–122.50	118.51
2	—	1,285	143.00–144.50	143.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,088	124.00–132.50	127.41
2	—	1,185	142.00–150.00	146.02

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	6	—	1,246	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,434.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	1,925.00	1,925.00

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.