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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Aug 21

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Aug 14Aug 21Aug 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

94 head

▲ 61 vs last sale 33▲ 28 vs year ago 66 · +42.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 24▼ 10 vs year ago 42 · −23.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 0▲ 3 vs year ago 4 · +75.0%

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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 $270.31/cwt on 16 head.

Average price

$270.31

16 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,482

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

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

$68.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.73

vs WV average

−0.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	283.08	1,533	13thin
Medium and Large 2	577	215.00	1,241	3thin

One grade step is worth $68.08/cwt here — about $292 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale16 hd

270.31

—

WV average3 barns · 53 hd

274.04

−3.73

National average163 barns · 7,520 hd

270.50

−0.19

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	1,543	162.97	2,515	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,440	146.71	2,112	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,314	144.68	1,901	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,252	130.40	1,632	11

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,330	$1,750	1thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,001	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,083	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	391	277.48/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,085	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,328	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,442	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,590	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,241	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	209.26/cwt	200.00–237.50	1,293	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,463	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,530	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,448	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,721	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,785	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	797	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	251.36/cwt	237.50–265.00	774	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	902	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	979	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	217.22/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,027	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	245.60/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,199	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	532	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,117	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,348	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	565	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,435	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,422	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,470	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	698	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	824	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	870	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	915	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	273.37/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,031	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	217.97/cwt	200.00–237.50	922	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,313	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	970	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,166	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,401	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,543	162.97/cwt	156.00–170.00	2,515	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	117.91/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,277	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,564	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	137.54/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,744	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,312	132.14/cwt	123.00–140.50	1,734	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	151.81/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,065	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,850	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,453	148.50/cwt	144.00–157.00	2,158	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,330	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	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 Aug 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 94Last week 33Year ago 66

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 24Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	285.00	285.00
1	250–300	270	305.00	305.00
1	300–350	305	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	377	260.00–280.00	273.37
2	450–500	482	272.50	272.50
6	500–550	539	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	295.00	295.00
2	400–450	423	200.00–237.50	217.97
1	450–500	485	200.00	200.00
2	500–550	518	225.00	225.00
1	600–650	605	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	285.00	285.00
3	550–600	577	215.00	215.00
4	600–650	618	200.00–237.50	209.26
1	700–750	715	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	290.00	290.00
4	350–400	391	270.00–280.00	277.48
3	450–500	458	290.00	290.00
5	500–550	515	280.00	280.00
8	550–600	558	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	600	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	680	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	740	232.50	232.50
1	800–850	840	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	295.00	295.00
2	300–350	308	237.50–265.00	251.36
2	350–400	368	245.00	245.00
2	400–450	408	240.00	240.00
4	450–500	488	240.00–247.50	245.60
1	550–600	550	245.00	245.00
2	600–650	625	227.50	227.50
1	700–750	735	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	200.00	200.00
2	450–500	473	210.00–225.00	217.22
1	650–700	660	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	532	210.00	210.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,330	1,750.00	1,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,543	156.00–170.00	162.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	141.50	141.50
2	—	1,083	116.00–120.00	117.91
8	—	1,312	123.00–140.50	132.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	130.00–144.00	137.54
2	—	1,360	150.00–154.00	151.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,453	144.00–157.00	148.50
1	—	1,360	136.00	136.00

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.