Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2019-09-11

Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 11

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Sep 4Sep 11Oct 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 48▲ 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 32▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 4▲ 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.25/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$110.25

20 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$544

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$90

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

$3.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.62

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	464	111.29	516	14thin
Medium and Large 1	562	107.83	606	6thin

One grade step is worth $3.46/cwt here — about −$90 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 sale20 hd

110.25

—

WV average3 barns · 85 hd

106.63

+3.62

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	—	Low	1,489	72.50	1,080	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,384	47.73	661	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	45.97	567	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,147	38.37	440	10

Every lot

36 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	489	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	384	128.74/cwt	127.50–130.00	494	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	126.66/cwt	122.50–131.00	548	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	126.95/cwt	122.50–130.00	606	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	676	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	811	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	292	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	339	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	344	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	378	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	352	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	394	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	485	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	110.76/cwt	110.00–112.00	523	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	488	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	566	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	502	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	537	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	534	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	598	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	568	112.26/cwt	112.00–112.50	638	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	592	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	645	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	607	107.00/cwt	106.00–108.00	649	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	641	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	748	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	336	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	423	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	477	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	509	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	504	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	539	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	576	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	634	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	608	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	638	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,162	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	697	1
Bulls	—	—	1,439	72.67/cwt	69.00–75.00	1,046	6
Bulls	—	—	2,118	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,779	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	946	21.41/cwt	20.00–22.50	203	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,112	40.75/cwt	38.25–42.25	453	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	39.25/cwt	39.25–39.25	448	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	43.53/cwt	40.50–46.25	512	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,255	48.67/cwt	45.00–51.00	611	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,338	45.71/cwt	42.50–47.50	612	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	51.21/cwt	47.50–56.00	689	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,643	45.85/cwt	44.50–47.50	753	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	961	540.31/cwt	475.00–620.00	5,192	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 Sep 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 47Last week 48Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 32Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 4Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	129.00	129.00
1	—	336	126.00	126.00
1	—	608	105.00	105.00
2	—	576	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	504	107.00	107.00
1	—	480	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	362	135.00	135.00
2	—	433	122.50–131.00	126.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	676	120.00	120.00
4	—	477	122.50–130.00	126.95
2	—	384	127.50–130.00	128.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	502	107.00	107.00
1	—	592	109.00	109.00
1	—	712	105.00	105.00
2	—	607	106.00–108.00	107.00
1	—	352	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	344	110.00	110.00
1	—	625	102.50	102.50
4	—	472	110.00–112.00	110.76
2	—	445	108.00–110.00	109.00
2	—	292	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	112.00–112.50	112.26
1	—	488	116.00	116.00
1	—	534	112.00	112.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	946	20.00–22.50	21.41
3	—	1,338	42.50–47.50	45.71
5	—	1,112	38.25–42.25	40.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,142	39.25	39.25
5	—	1,345	47.50–56.00	51.21
8	—	1,177	40.50–46.25	43.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,643	44.50–47.50	45.85
4	—	1,255	45.00–51.00	48.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,162	60.00	60.00
1	—	2,118	84.00	84.00
6	—	1,439	69.00–75.00	72.67

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	961	475.00–620.00	540.31

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.