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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Oct 9

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

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Feeder Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 44▼ 30 vs year ago 63 · −47.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 34▼ 35 vs year ago 74 · −47.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 67▲ 1 vs year ago 31 · +3.2%

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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 $188.13/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −124.30 against this barn's trailing median of $312.43.

Average price

$188.13

4 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,006

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$46

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

$0.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−46.30

vs WV average

−64.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	528	188.33	995	3thin
Medium and Large 1	555	187.50	1,041	1thin

One grade step is worth $0.83/cwt here — about −$46 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 sale4 hd

188.13

—

WV average7 barns · 259 hd

234.43

−46.30

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−64.56

This barn, trailing median4 sales

312.43

−124.30

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	1,755	139.00	2,439	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	124.15	1,894	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,292	122.12	1,577	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,092	109.83	1,199	14

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,255	$1,677	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,183	$1,373	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$1,250	1thin

Every lot

31 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	880	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	666	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,094	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,092	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,455	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	720	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	741	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	188.44/cwt	185.00–195.00	805	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	197.50/cwt	190.00–205.00	997	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,041	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	978	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,248	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	702	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,109	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	189.89/cwt	170.00–210.00	898	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,131	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,172	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,238	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,260	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,755	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,439	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	96.47/cwt	91.00–102.00	941	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,111	112.06/cwt	108.00–117.50	1,245	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,274	117.06/cwt	113.00–120.50	1,491	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	128.19/cwt	125.50–130.00	1,683	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,778	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	126.98/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,953	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,180	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,183	1,373.44/head	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,373	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,205	1,544.71/head	1,475.00–1,625.00	1,545	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,270	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,280	1,743.02/head	1,675.00–1,800.00	1,743	4

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 Oct 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 33Last week 44Year ago 63

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 34Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 67Year ago 31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,313	125.50–130.00	128.19
6	—	1,274	113.00–120.50	117.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,111	108.00–117.50	112.06
2	—	975	91.00–102.00	96.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	118.50	118.50
2	—	1,538	126.00–128.00	126.98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	205.00	205.00
1	450–500	455	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	405	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	600	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	195.00	195.00
1	400–450	435	255.00	255.00
2	450–500	473	170.00–210.00	189.89
1	550–600	595	190.00	190.00
1	600–650	620	189.00	189.00
1	800–850	840	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	215.00	215.00
2	350–400	390	190.00	190.00
3	400–450	427	185.00–195.00	188.44
2	500–550	505	190.00–205.00	197.50
1	550–600	575	170.00	170.00
1	650–700	650	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	187.50	187.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,280	1,675.00–1,800.00	1,743.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,183	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,373.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,205	1,475.00–1,625.00	1,544.71

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.