Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2019-08-07

Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Aug 7

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

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Feeder Cattle receipts

11 head

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

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 27▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 11▲ 3 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 $124.33/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$124.33

3 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$16.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.07

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	448	135.00	605	1thin
Medium and Large 2	450	119.00	536	2thin

One grade step is worth $16.00/cwt here — about $69 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 sale3 hd

124.33

—

WV average4 barns · 541 hd

146.41

−22.07

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	1,872	82.67	1,548	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,740	71.00	1,235	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,296	65.08	844	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,095	47.63	522	10

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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	510	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	448	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	605	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	562	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	506	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	607	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	406	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	487	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,872	82.67/cwt	78.00–90.00	1,548	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	41.96/cwt	40.00–44.50	432	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,132	49.23/cwt	47.00–52.00	557	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	55.77/cwt	55.50–56.00	643	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,237	58.76/cwt	55.50–62.50	727	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,326	68.24/cwt	66.00–70.00	905	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,740	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,235	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,154	1,190.00/cwt	1,190.00–1,190.00	13,733	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,306	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	16,325	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 Aug 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 11Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 27Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 11Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	432	118.00	118.00
1	—	468	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	448	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	406	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	506	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,872	78.00–90.00	82.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,237	55.50–62.50	58.76
4	—	1,326	66.00–70.00	68.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,153	55.50–56.00	55.77
4	—	1,030	40.00–44.50	41.96
4	—	1,132	47.00–52.00	49.23

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,306	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,154	1,190.00	1,190.00

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.