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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Aug 14

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Jul 24Aug 14Aug 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 10▼ 33 vs year ago 66 · −50.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 31▼ 18 vs year ago 42 · −42.9%

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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 $243.20/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$243.20

4 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,240

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

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

$0.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.88

vs WV average

−37.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	243.44	1,249	3thin
Medium and Large 2	500	242.50	1,213	1thin

One grade step is worth $0.94/cwt here — about $36 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 sale4 hd

243.20

—

WV average3 barns · 76 hd

274.08

−30.88

National average153 barns · 6,707 hd

280.34

−37.13

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	1,707	154.90	2,644	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,440	145.50	2,095	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,642	133.89	2,199	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,181	121.20	1,431	6thin

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	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,053	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,000	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	987	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	498	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,370	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,213	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	243.44/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,249	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,069	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,094	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,214	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	767	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,254	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,134	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,707	154.90/cwt	152.00–158.00	2,644	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	106.81/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,105	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,254	128.39/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,610	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,918	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,575	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,268	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,634	130.19/cwt	127.00–135.00	2,127	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,658	141.30/cwt	140.00–142.50	2,343	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 Aug 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 33Last week 10Year ago 66

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 31Year ago 42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,658	140.00–142.50	141.30
4	—	1,634	127.00–135.00	130.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	147.00	147.00
1	—	1,575	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,254	124.00–133.00	128.39
2	—	1,035	104.00–110.00	106.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,707	152.00–158.00	154.90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	500	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	420	235.00	235.00
2	450–500	498	275.00	275.00
3	500–550	513	235.00–260.00	243.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	247.50	247.50
1	550–600	560	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	202.50	202.50
1	650–700	665	182.50	182.50

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.