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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Jun 19

● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Jun 5Jun 19Jun 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 63 vs last sale 67▼ 31 vs year ago 35 · −88.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 22▼ 30 vs year ago 58 · −51.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 9▼ 11 vs year ago 14 · −78.6%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb steers averaged $250.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −170.99 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.

Average price

$250.00

1 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,175

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−13.25

vs WV average

−72.13 vs national

Price by quality 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	470	250.00	1,175	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

250.00

—

WV average2 barns · 5 hd

263.25

−13.25

National average135 barns · 4,212 hd

322.13

−72.13

This barn, trailing median1 sales

420.99

−170.99

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	1,333	156.63	2,088	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,328	148.89	1,977	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,558	131.57	2,050	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,102	128.04	1,411	14

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,113	$1,700	2thin

Every lot

11 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	755	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,175	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,346	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,333	156.63/cwt	135.00–200.50	2,088	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	112.96/cwt	108.00–120.00	1,135	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	130.55/cwt	120.00–141.50	1,460	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,328	148.89/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,977	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,558	131.57/cwt	129.50–134.50	2,050	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,110	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,115	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,250	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4Last week 67Year ago 35

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 22Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 9Year ago 14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	108.00–120.00	112.96
12	—	1,118	120.00–141.50	130.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,328	147.00–150.00	148.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,558	129.50–134.50	131.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,333	135.00–200.50	156.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	1,650.00	1,650.00

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	—	1,115	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	2,200.00	2,200.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	242.50	242.50

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.