Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2019-05-29

Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, May 29

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← May 22May 29Jun 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 52▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 31▲ 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 17▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Corrected to remove incorrect Replacement cattle record

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.36/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$113.36

5 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.20

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	572	113.36	649	5thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

113.36

—

WV average4 barns · 57 hd

116.56

−3.20

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	1,856	80.84	1,500	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,257	64.12	806	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,586	57.00	904	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	49.30	519	4thin

Every lot

16 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	506	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	696	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	113.93/cwt	110.00–116.00	640	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	656	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	722	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,856	80.84/cwt	75.00–87.00	1,500	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	49.30/cwt	46.00–55.00	519	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	64.12/cwt	61.00–67.50	806	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,548	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	898	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,662	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	914	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,014	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	6,895	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,518	1,476.36/cwt	1,400.00–1,550.00	22,411	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,520	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	23,180	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,460	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	12,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,510	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	13,590	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,585	1,000.79/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	15,863	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,620	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	15,390	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 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 14Last week 52Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 31Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 17Year ago 0

Corrected to remove incorrect Replacement cattle record

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,014	680.00	680.00

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	—	1,520	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,518	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,476.36

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,460	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,510	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,585	950.00–1,050.00	1,000.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,620	950.00	950.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	506	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	110.00–116.00	113.93
1	—	656	110.00	110.00
1	—	520	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,053	46.00–55.00	49.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	58.00	58.00
1	—	1,662	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,257	61.00–67.50	64.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,856	75.00–87.00	80.84

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.