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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Jul 24

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Jul 17Jul 24Aug 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 56 vs last sale 66▼ 23 vs year ago 33 · −69.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 33▲ 9 vs year ago 22 · +40.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 14▲ 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Replacement cattle changed from per unit to per CWT

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 $250.98/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −170.02 against this barn's trailing median of $420.99.

Average price

$250.98

5 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,170

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$34.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.99

vs WV average

−61.08 vs national

Price by quality 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	457	264.96	1,211	3thin
Medium and Large 2	480	230.00	1,104	2thin

One grade step is worth $34.96/cwt here — about $107 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 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

250.98

—

WV average4 barns · 26 hd

265.96

−14.99

National average147 barns · 3,983 hd

312.06

−61.08

This barn, trailing median1 sales

420.99

−170.02

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	1,547	148.20	2,293	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,341	132.46	1,777	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,437	130.08	1,869	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,202	116.11	1,396	12

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$1,425	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	930	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,121	$2,617	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,270	$1,800	1thin

Every lot

23 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	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	264.96/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,211	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	480	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,104	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	448	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,098	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	816	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,118	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,547	148.20/cwt	125.00–170.00	2,293	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,487	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,200	101.94/cwt	88.00–117.00	1,223	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,219	124.94/cwt	115.00–133.00	1,523	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,301	131.02/cwt	127.50–134.00	1,705	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,850	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,361	138.13/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,880	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,462	128.11/cwt	124.00–130.50	1,873	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,465	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,714	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	980	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	2,577.98/head	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,578	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,142	2,756.84/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,757	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,210	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,270	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	930	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,025	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,205	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	933	123.04/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,148	2

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 Jul 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 10Last week 66Year ago 33

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 33Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 14Year ago 0

Correction: Replacement cattle changed from per unit to per CWT

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,547	125.00–170.00	148.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,200	88.00–117.00	101.94
6	—	1,219	115.00–133.00	124.94
1	—	1,110	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	117.00	117.00
4	—	1,361	134.00–145.00	138.13
5	—	1,301	127.50–134.00	131.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	136.00	136.00
3	—	1,462	124.00–130.50	128.11

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,142	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,756.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,577.98

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	—	1,270	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,625.00	1,625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,225.00	1,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	933	120.00–126.00	123.04

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	457	255.00–270.00	264.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	448	245.00	245.00
1	450–500	480	170.00	170.00
1	500–550	526	212.50	212.50

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.