Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2019-10-02

Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Oct 2

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Sep 11Oct 2Oct 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

77 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 47▲ 77 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 39▲ 75 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 3▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Dryer than average conditions persist in West Virginia, short pasture and some producers hauling water to stock.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $115.42/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$115.42

27 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$9.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.60

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	117.21	609	22
Medium and Large 2	507	107.51	545	5thin

One grade step is worth $9.71/cwt here — about $64 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 sale27 hd

115.42

—

WV average5 barns · 287 hd

109.82

+5.60

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	1,586	65.98	1,046	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	47.19	702	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	44.25	568	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,164	40.33	469	33

Every lot

26 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	298	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	395	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	128.44/cwt	125.00–132.00	560	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	542	125.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	678	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	296	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	311	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	334	111.55/cwt	110.00–115.00	373	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	114.18/cwt	104.00–121.00	474	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	402	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	402	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	443	127.13/cwt	126.00–127.50	563	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	450	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	590	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	487	113.77/cwt	112.50–115.00	554	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	542	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	596	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	108.86/cwt	107.50–118.00	621	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	618	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	618	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,531	60.82/cwt	55.00–65.00	931	3
Bulls	—	—	1,668	73.73/cwt	73.00–74.50	1,230	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,132	35.19/cwt	30.00–40.50	398	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,156	41.76/cwt	35.50–45.00	483	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	45.99/cwt	44.50–48.50	561	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	44.60/cwt	40.50–48.00	566	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	38.33/cwt	37.00–39.50	499	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,323	48.67/cwt	47.00–50.00	644	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,452	41.82/cwt	35.00–48.50	607	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	48.98/cwt	43.50–61.50	735	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	806	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,111	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	820	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,125	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 Oct 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 77Last week 47Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 39Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 3Year ago 0

Dryer than average conditions persist in West Virginia, short pasture and some producers hauling water to stock.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	443	126.00–127.50	127.13
5	—	450	131.00	131.00
13	—	570	107.50–118.00	108.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	402	100.00	100.00
1	—	542	110.00	110.00
1	—	618	100.00	100.00
2	—	487	112.50–115.00	113.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	334	110.00–115.00	111.55
5	—	415	104.00–121.00	114.18
2	—	296	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	298	132.50	132.50
1	—	340	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	542	120.00–130.00	125.02
18	—	436	125.00–132.00	128.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	806	510.00	510.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	625.00	625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,269	40.50–48.00	44.60
3	—	1,303	37.00–39.50	38.33
3	—	1,323	47.00–50.00	48.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,452	35.00–48.50	41.82
6	—	1,500	43.50–61.50	48.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,220	44.50–48.50	45.99
11	—	1,156	35.50–45.00	41.76
13	—	1,132	30.00–40.50	35.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,531	55.00–65.00	60.82
2	—	1,668	73.00–74.50	73.73

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.