Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2019-09-04

Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 4

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Aug 28Sep 4Sep 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 16▲ 48 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 32▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 0▲ 4 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.28/cwt on 21 head.

Average price

$111.28

21 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$516

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$9.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.56

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	117.43	598	7thin
Medium and Large 2	441	108.21	477	14thin

One grade step is worth $9.22/cwt here — about $121 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 sale21 hd

111.28

—

WV average3 barns · 114 hd

115.85

−4.56

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	1,732	73.78	1,278	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	55.29	669	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,120	46.43	520	12

Every lot

28 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	633	120.92/cwt	117.00–125.00	765	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	646	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	898	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	656	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	846	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	237	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	261	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	334	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	336	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	403	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	336	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	370	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	409	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	499	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	104.12/cwt	101.00–110.00	445	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	578	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	506	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	557	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	108.69/cwt	105.00–111.00	621	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	702	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	786	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	362	134.55/cwt	132.00–137.50	487	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	583	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	627	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	648	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	778	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	794	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	738	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	856	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,732	73.78/cwt	60.00–84.00	1,278	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	54.45/cwt	54.00–55.00	509	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,124	41.09/cwt	38.00–44.00	462	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,189	48.55/cwt	46.00–51.50	577	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	53.20/cwt	52.00–54.00	643	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	58.77/cwt	55.50–64.50	712	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,245	1,280.00/cwt	1,280.00–1,280.00	15,936	2

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 Sep 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 48Last week 16Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 32Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	237	110.00	110.00
1	—	290	115.00	115.00
1	—	506	110.00	110.00
5	—	571	105.00–111.00	108.69
4	—	427	101.00–110.00	104.12
1	—	336	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	115.00	115.00
1	—	486	119.00	119.00
1	—	336	120.00	120.00
2	—	702	112.00	112.00
2	—	409	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	362	132.00–137.50	134.55
4	—	648	120.00	120.00
1	—	410	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	107.50	107.50
1	—	738	116.00	116.00
1	—	690	115.00	115.00
1	—	310	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	117.00–125.00	120.92
1	—	656	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	646	139.00	139.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,245	1,280.00	1,280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,124	38.00–44.00	41.09
2	—	935	54.00–55.00	54.45
5	—	1,189	46.00–51.50	48.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,208	52.00–54.00	53.20
3	—	1,212	55.50–64.50	58.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,732	60.00–84.00	73.78

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.