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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Tue, Sep 17

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1884

← Aug 27Sep 17Sep 24 →

Receipts

1,550 head

▲ 1,550 vs last sale 0▲ 65 vs year ago 1,485 · +4.4%

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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 $241.13/cwt on 235 head. That ranks 1 of 7 comparable sales and sits −168.84 against this barn's trailing median of $409.98.

Average price

$241.13

235 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,299

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 2

$27.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.57

vs WV average

−25.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	537	246.09	1,323	125
Large 1	543	238.15	1,292	95
Medium and Large 2	527	218.72	1,153	15thin

One grade step is worth $27.37/cwt here — about $170 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale235 hd

241.13

—

WV average6 barns · 386 hd

244.70

−3.57

National average174 barns · 10,991 hd

266.64

−25.51

This barn, trailing median7 sales

409.98

−168.84

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

7 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $496.30, low $364.21, median $409.98 across 7 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

46 lots · USDA AMS · Buckhannon Stockyards Special Graded Sale - 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium 1	310	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	853	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	303.26/cwt	240.00–307.50	964	16
Steers	300–350	Large 1	322	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	974	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	891	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	393	301.12/cwt	245.00–303.00	1,183	31
Steers	350–400	Medium 1	396	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,247	41
Steers	350–400	Large 1	399	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,237	14
Steers	400–450	Large 1	404	275.05/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,111	4
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	420	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,218	3
Steers	400–450	Medium 1-2	443	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	975	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,317	30
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	472	293.08/cwt	290.00–293.85	1,383	107
Steers	450–500	Large 1	474	276.58/cwt	245.00–282.50	1,311	51
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	218.72/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,153	15
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	537	246.37/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,323	121
Steers	500–550	Large 1	539	239.25/cwt	200.00–241.00	1,290	87
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	552	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,311	4
Steers	550–600	Large 1	582	226.19/cwt	202.50–241.00	1,316	8
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	610	214.37/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,308	48
Steers	600–650	Large 1	610	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,302	46
Steers	650–700	Large 1	688	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,438	18
Steers	700–750	Medium 1	700	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,453	16
Steers	750–800	Medium 1	775	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,628	1
Steers	750–800	Large 1	795	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,590	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	291	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	611	4
Heifers	300–350	Large 1	320	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	688	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	232.86/cwt	200.00–235.00	759	32
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	338	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	777	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	714	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	394	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,005	54
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	396	251.05/cwt	230.00–252.00	994	41
Heifers	350–400	Large 1	396	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	792	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	407	211.48/cwt	185.00–237.50	861	6
Heifers	400–450	Large 1	425	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	893	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	978	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,104	47
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	470	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,123	107
Heifers	450–500	Large 1	470	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,034	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	966	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	533	227.46/cwt	200.00–234.50	1,212	87
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	537	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,302	38
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	606	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,315	23
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	201.22/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,231	5
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	616	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,309	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,387	2
Heifers	700–750	Large 1	704	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,429	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 Special Graded Sale - Buckhannon, WV

Tue Sep 17, 2024

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

Receipts 1,550Last week 0Year ago 1,485

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	338	230.00	230.00
41	350–400	396	230.00–252.00	251.05
6	400–450	407	185.00–237.50	211.48
107	450–500	470	239.00	239.00
87	500–550	533	200.00–234.50	227.46
23	600–650	606	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	215.00	215.00
5	350–400	396	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	425	210.00	210.00
19	450–500	470	220.00	220.00
38	500–550	537	242.50	242.50
22	600–650	616	212.50	212.50
4	700–750	704	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	300–350	326	200.00–235.00	232.86
54	350–400	394	255.00	255.00
47	450–500	458	241.00	241.00
18	500–550	522	185.00	185.00
5	600–650	612	200.00–202.00	201.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	291	210.00	210.00
3	300–350	340	210.00	210.00
2	450–500	455	215.00	215.00
2	650–700	685	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	443	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	318	240.00–307.50	303.26
31	350–400	393	245.00–303.00	301.12
30	450–500	462	285.00	285.00
15	500–550	527	200.00–220.00	218.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	322	302.50	302.50
14	350–400	399	310.00	310.00
4	400–450	404	270.00–280.00	275.05
51	450–500	474	245.00–282.50	276.58
87	500–550	539	200.00–241.00	239.25
8	550–600	582	202.50–241.00	226.19
46	600–650	610	213.50	213.50
18	650–700	688	209.00	209.00
3	750–800	795	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	275.00	275.00
41	350–400	396	315.00	315.00
3	400–450	420	290.00	290.00
107	450–500	472	290.00–293.85	293.08
121	500–550	537	244.00–255.00	246.37
4	550–600	552	237.50	237.50
48	600–650	610	200.00–215.00	214.37
16	700–750	700	207.50	207.50
1	750–800	775	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	270.00	270.00

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.