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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Aug 28

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Aug 21Aug 28Sep 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 94▼ 24 vs year ago 67 · −35.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 32▲ 16 vs year ago 21 · +76.2%

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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 $231.25/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$231.25

4 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,257

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$20.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.86

vs WV average

−37.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	241.25	1,309	2thin
Medium and Large 2	545	221.25	1,206	2thin

One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about $103 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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

231.25

—

WV average5 barns · 95 hd

255.11

−23.86

National average155 barns · 6,455 hd

268.55

−37.30

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	1,811	155.47	2,816	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	130.96	1,905	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,386	123.96	1,718	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,187	117.95	1,400	12

Every lot

34 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	827	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	260.00/cwt	250.00–270.00	780	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	986	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	836	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,117	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	990	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	249.70/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,176	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,174	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,287	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,328	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	648	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,588	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,585	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	855	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,454	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	820	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,022	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	239.23/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,144	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	980	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	195.02/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,098	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	222.55/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,297	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,245	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,103	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,811	155.47/cwt	144.00–166.00	2,816	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,176	125.28/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,473	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,198	110.62/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,325	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,943	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,353	124.94/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,690	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	130.26/cwt	123.00–140.00	1,869	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,579	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,470	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,970	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,675	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,910	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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 43Last week 94Year ago 67

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 32Year ago 21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,353	121.00–130.00	124.94
1	—	1,470	134.00	134.00
1	—	1,435	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,435	123.00–140.00	130.26
1	—	1,295	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,675	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,176	118.00–130.00	125.28
6	—	1,198	107.00–115.00	110.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,811	144.00–166.00	155.47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	250.00–270.00	260.00
1	350–400	380	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	450	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	505	232.50	232.50
1	550–600	585	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	855	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	285.00	285.00
1	300–350	340	290.00	290.00
2	350–400	385	290.00	290.00
7	450–500	471	245.00–265.00	249.70
1	500–550	520	247.50	247.50
1	550–600	565	235.00	235.00
2	600–650	648	245.00	245.00
2	650–700	655	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	410	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	490	200.00	200.00
2	550–600	563	190.00–200.00	195.02
1	600–650	605	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	655	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	413	247.50	247.50
4	450–500	478	225.00–250.00	239.23
2	550–600	583	220.00–225.00	222.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	170.00	170.00

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.