Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2019-05-08

Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, May 8

● Final36 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 $127.58/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$127.58

30 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

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

$8.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.15

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	129.29	589	24
Medium and Large 2	469	120.74	567	6thin

One grade step is worth $8.55/cwt here — about $22 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 sale30 hd

127.58

—

WV average6 barns · 271 hd

125.42

+2.15

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	1,994	69.04	1,377	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	60.86	758	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,446	52.00	752	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,051	46.95	493	11

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	274	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	334	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	292	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	476	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	162.22/cwt	161.00–164.00	616	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	730	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	548	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	740	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	879	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	687	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	804	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	732	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	981	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	812	132.25/cwt	132.00–133.00	1,074	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	836	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,120	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	881	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,154	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,004	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,094	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	133.82/cwt	130.00–135.00	440	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	471	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	392	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	470	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	402	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	490	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	129.69/cwt	128.00–130.00	560	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	614	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	121.22/cwt	120.00–122.50	697	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	775	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	448	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	402	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	643	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,994	69.04/cwt	62.50–74.00	1,377	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	48.09/cwt	42.00–54.00	502	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,122	35.50/cwt	35.50–35.50	398	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	58.26/cwt	55.00–61.00	708	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	65.20/cwt	62.50–66.50	846	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,446	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	752	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	980	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,958	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,024	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,448	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,040	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,880	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,240	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,160	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,242	1,120.00/cwt	1,120.00–1,120.00	13,910	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,101	58.02/cwt	57.00–59.00	639	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,164	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	565	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 May 8, 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
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	732	134.00	134.00
1	—	548	135.00	135.00
1	—	274	122.00	122.00
4	—	812	132.00–133.00	132.25
2	—	881	131.00	131.00
2	—	687	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	380	161.00–164.00	162.22
4	—	836	134.00	134.00
2	—	462	158.00	158.00
1	—	1,004	109.00	109.00
1	—	560	157.00	157.00
1	—	292	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	392	120.00	120.00
2	—	575	120.00–122.50	121.22
1	—	480	120.00	120.00
1	—	402	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	329	130.00–135.00	133.82
6	—	630	123.00	123.00
6	—	432	128.00–130.00	129.69
4	—	472	130.00	130.00
1	—	362	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	402	160.00	160.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	710.00	710.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,024	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,242	1,120.00	1,120.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	950.00	950.00

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	2	—	1,101	57.00–59.00	58.02

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	1	—	1,164	48.50	48.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,044	42.00–54.00	48.09
1	—	1,122	35.50	35.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,446	52.00	52.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,215	55.00–61.00	58.26
6	—	1,298	62.50–66.50	65.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,994	62.50–74.00	69.04

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.