Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2019-05-22

Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, May 22

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← May 8May 22May 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 0▲ 52 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 0▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 0▲ 17 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 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $113.27/cwt on 11 head.

Average price

$113.27

11 head · 720 lb average

Value per head Derived

$815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$332

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

$17.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.95

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	474	124.25	588	4thin
Medium and Large 1	861	107.00	921	7thin

One grade step is worth $17.25/cwt here — about −$332 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 sale11 hd

113.27

—

WV average5 barns · 85 hd

140.23

−26.95

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,285	60.81	781	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	58.00	835	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,142	49.82	569	12

Every lot

24 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	232	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	309	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	260	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	351	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	398	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	494	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	603	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	782	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	899	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	858	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,004	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,012	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	961	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	230	112.09/cwt	110.00–114.00	258	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	565	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	602	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	686	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	352	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	448	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	470	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	989	43.75/cwt	43.50–44.00	433	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	49.80/cwt	45.00–55.00	564	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	853	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	59.57/cwt	55.00–64.00	770	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,328	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	744	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	835	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,090	1,142.66/cwt	1,125.00–1,160.00	12,455	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,170	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,823	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,185	1,168.19/cwt	1,135.00–1,200.00	13,843	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,198	1,202.45/cwt	1,100.00–1,260.00	14,405	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,156	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	10,751	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,176	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,114	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 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 52Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	858	117.00	117.00
4	—	1,012	95.00	95.00
1	—	260	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	232	133.00	133.00
1	—	782	115.00	115.00
1	—	482	125.00	125.00
1	—	398	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	110.00	110.00
1	—	448	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	528	107.00	107.00
1	—	602	114.00	114.00
2	—	230	110.00–114.00	112.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,228	69.50	69.50
7	—	1,293	55.00–64.00	59.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	989	43.50–44.00	43.75
2	—	1,328	56.00	56.00
8	—	1,133	45.00–55.00	49.80

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,185	1,135.00–1,200.00	1,168.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,198	1,100.00–1,260.00	1,202.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,090	1,125.00–1,160.00	1,142.66

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	925.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,156	930.00	930.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,176	775.00	775.00

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.