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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 18

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

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Feeder Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 0▼ 41 vs year ago 83 · −49.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

96 head

▲ 96 vs last sale 0▲ 40 vs year ago 56 · +71.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 0▼ 1 vs year ago 5 · −20.0%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $191.00/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −121.43 against this barn's trailing median of $312.43.

Average price

$191.00

5 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,013

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$35.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.07

vs WV average

−46.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	200.00	1,094	3thin
Medium and Large 2	505	190.00	960	1thin
Medium and Large 3	505	165.00	833	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.00/cwt here — about $261 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 sale5 hd

191.00

—

WV average6 barns · 264 hd

223.07

−32.07

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−46.01

This barn, trailing median4 sales

312.43

−121.43

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $359.46, low $277.25, median $312.43 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,588	124.10	1,971	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,304	117.73	1,535	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	115.78	1,812	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,149	98.68	1,134	40

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,180	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	900	$1,400	1thin

Every lot

36 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	277.19/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,012	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	234.93/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,123	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	888	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	516	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	182.44/cwt	180.00–185.00	617	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	648	1
Heifers	350–400	Large 1-2	372	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	614	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	455	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	796	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	217.51/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,029	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	960	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	833	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	547	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,094	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,232	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,302	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,345	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	744	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	975	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	222.46/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,074	2
Bulls	500–550	Large 1-2	510	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	893	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	777	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,222	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium 2	640	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,120	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,226	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 3	820	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,148	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,588	124.10/cwt	107.00–141.00	1,971	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	67.45/cwt	62.00–73.00	675	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	52.86/cwt	51.00–55.00	531	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,015	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,472	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	102.96/cwt	81.00–114.00	1,199	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,306	115.46/cwt	102.00–130.00	1,508	39
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,373	138.20/cwt	120.00–150.00	1,897	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	115.78/cwt	105.00–125.00	1,812	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	900	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	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 Sep 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 42Last week 0Year ago 83

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 0Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	820	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	390	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	483	220.00–225.00	222.46
1	500–550	520	235.00	235.00
2	650–700	670	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	372	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	175.00	175.00
2	450–500	473	215.00–220.00	217.51
3	500–550	547	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	175.00	175.00
2	300–350	338	180.00–185.00	182.44
1	500–550	505	190.00	190.00
1	650–700	675	182.50	182.50
1	700–750	700	186.00	186.00
1	800–850	815	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	270.00–285.00	277.19
3	450–500	478	225.00–245.00	234.93

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,330	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,375.00	1,375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,588	107.00–141.00	124.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,565	105.00–125.00	115.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	51.00–55.00	52.86
36	—	1,165	81.00–114.00	102.96
2	—	1,000	62.00–73.00	67.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,306	102.00–130.00	115.46
3	—	1,373	120.00–150.00	138.20

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.