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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Oct 23

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Oct 9Oct 23Oct 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

114 head

▲ 81 vs last sale 33▼ 25 vs year ago 139 · −18.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 39▼ 24 vs year ago 72 · −33.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 32▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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 $268.72/cwt on 13 head.

Average price

$268.72

13 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,516

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$36.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.72

vs WV average

−30.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	274.40	1,536	11thin
Medium and Large 2	590	237.48	1,401	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.92/cwt here — about $135 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale13 hd

268.72

—

WV average4 barns · 273 hd

267.00

+1.72

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

−30.32

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	1,808	151.05	2,731	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,489	129.83	1,933	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,297	126.23	1,637	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,146	109.70	1,258	26

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,800	1thin

Every lot

35 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	862	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,121	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	285.30/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,207	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,372	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	266.10/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,394	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	279.14/cwt	245.00–285.00	1,619	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	237.48/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,401	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	248.32/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,567	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	688	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,703	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,269	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	227.29/cwt	222.50–232.00	1,652	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	720	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	996	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	241.34/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,129	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	239.84/cwt	215.00–247.50	1,240	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	551	209.18/cwt	197.50–215.00	1,153	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	227.78/cwt	217.50–235.00	1,292	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	607	206.32/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,252	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	228.38/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,443	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,297	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	689	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,533	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	236.78/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,006	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	930	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,213	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	234.91/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,351	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,808	151.05/cwt	139.00–164.00	2,731	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	117.58/cwt	109.00–125.00	1,335	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,162	98.96/cwt	92.00–106.00	1,150	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	123.32/cwt	116.00–131.00	1,574	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,338	132.05/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,767	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	135.25/cwt	128.00–142.00	1,992	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,809	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,170	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	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 Oct 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 33Year ago 139

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 39Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 32Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	1,800.00	1,800.00

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)	1	—	1,050	1,600.00	1,600.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	225.00	225.00
3	400–450	415	240.00	240.00
7	450–500	468	230.00–245.00	241.34
9	500–550	517	215.00–247.50	239.84
7	550–600	567	217.50–235.00	227.78
6	600–650	632	225.00–230.00	228.38
4	650–700	689	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	551	197.50–215.00	209.18
3	600–650	607	205.00–207.00	206.32
1	650–700	655	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	280.00	280.00
5	350–400	380	295.00	295.00
9	400–450	423	260.00–300.00	285.30
6	450–500	465	295.00	295.00
4	500–550	524	255.00–270.00	266.10
7	550–600	580	245.00–285.00	279.14
6	600–650	631	240.00–250.00	248.32
2	650–700	688	247.50	247.50
6	700–750	727	222.50–232.00	227.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	590	235.00–240.00	237.48
1	700–750	705	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	245.00	245.00
3	550–600	575	230.00–245.00	234.91
1	600–650	605	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	225.00–247.50	236.78
1	450–500	465	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,808	139.00–164.00	151.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	128.00–136.00	132.05
4	—	1,276	116.00–131.00	123.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	119.00	119.00
2	—	1,473	128.00–142.00	135.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,135	109.00–125.00	117.58
11	—	1,162	92.00–106.00	98.96

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.