Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2019-05-01

Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, May 1

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.73/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$135.73

61 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$14.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.75

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	141.37	711	37
Medium and Large 2	472	127.03	599	24

One grade step is worth $14.33/cwt here — about $112 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale61 hd

135.73

—

WV average6 barns · 496 hd

133.98

+1.75

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	1,451	80.19	1,164	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,326	63.05	836	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,459	58.43	853	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,155	53.37	617	5thin

Every lot

40 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	—	Medium and Large 2	172	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	211	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	220	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	310	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	358	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	555	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	429	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	622	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	126.35/cwt	120.00–132.50	471	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	380	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	542	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	133.22/cwt	130.00–135.00	574	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	442	135.76/cwt	134.00–145.00	600	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	466	125.16/cwt	124.00–130.00	583	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	691	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	124.38/cwt	120.00–128.00	652	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	784	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	803	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	923	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	830	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	712	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	826	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	404	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	636	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	520	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	629	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	552	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	718	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	690	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	811	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	718	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	826	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	819	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	811	1
Feeder Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	582	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	722	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,451	80.19/cwt	60.00–90.00	1,164	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	810	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	340	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,227	53.28/cwt	51.50–57.50	654	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,284	68.39/cwt	68.00–70.00	878	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,286	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	836	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,314	60.17/cwt	55.00–65.50	791	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	930	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,446	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	752	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	58.39/cwt	55.00–60.00	860	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,622	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	916	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	997	66.35/cwt	65.00–68.00	662	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,242	83.20/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,033	2

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 May 1, 2019

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	664	139.00	139.00
6	—	442	134.00–145.00	135.76
2	—	560	130.00	130.00
12	—	533	147.00	147.00
8	—	470	147.00	147.00
2	—	632	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	142.50	142.50
2	—	330	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	466	124.00–130.00	125.16
5	—	524	120.00–128.00	124.38
7	—	431	130.00–135.00	133.22
1	—	712	116.00	116.00
1	—	680	122.00	122.00
4	—	373	120.00–132.50	126.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	582	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	115.00	115.00
1	—	358	155.00	155.00
1	—	172	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	819	99.00	99.00
1	—	718	115.00	115.00
1	—	630	130.00	130.00
1	—	552	130.00	130.00
1	—	404	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	117.50	117.50
1	—	490	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,242	80.00–86.00	83.20

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	997	65.00–68.00	66.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,446	52.00	52.00
1	—	1,430	65.00	65.00
3	—	1,473	55.00–60.00	58.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,227	51.50–57.50	53.28
1	—	1,286	65.00	65.00
1	—	810	42.00	42.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,314	55.00–65.50	60.17
5	—	1,284	68.00–70.00	68.39
1	—	1,622	56.50	56.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,451	60.00–90.00	80.19

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.