Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2019-07-24

Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Jul 24

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

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Feeder Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 11▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 24▲ 24 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 $128.75/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$128.75

4 head · 403 lb average

Value per head Derived

$519

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$26

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

$5.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.19

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	385	131.25	505	2thin
Medium and Large 2	421	126.25	532	2thin

One grade step is worth $5.00/cwt here — about −$26 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 sale4 hd

128.75

—

WV average3 barns · 51 hd

130.94

−2.19

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	1,729	83.61	1,446	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	62.00	770	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,546	60.26	932	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	51.95	553	4thin

Every lot

14 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	334	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	392	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	354	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	469	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	541	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	508	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	686	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	242	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	254	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	436	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	480	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,729	83.61/cwt	78.00–88.00	1,446	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	483	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,034	51.90/cwt	49.00–54.50	537	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,144	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	664	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,164	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	663	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	884	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,514	62.58/cwt	61.00–64.00	947	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,599	56.40/cwt	54.50–58.50	902	3

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 Jul 24, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 11Last week 11Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 24Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,144	58.00	58.00
1	—	1,340	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,034	49.00–54.50	51.90
1	—	1,164	57.00	57.00
1	—	1,028	47.00	47.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,514	61.00–64.00	62.58
3	—	1,599	54.50–58.50	56.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,729	78.00–88.00	83.61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	354	132.50	132.50
1	—	416	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	334	117.50	117.50
1	—	508	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	242	105.00	105.00
1	—	436	110.00	110.00

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.