Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2019-10-16

Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Oct 16

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

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Feeder Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 77▲ 44 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 75▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 3▲ 17 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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $98.36/cwt on 7 head.

Average price

$98.36

7 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$32.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.35

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	121.25	614	2thin
Medium and Large 2	598	89.20	533	5thin

One grade step is worth $32.05/cwt here — about $80 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 sale7 hd

98.36

—

WV average5 barns · 229 hd

109.71

−11.35

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	1,808	68.51	1,239	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,758	59.50	1,046	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,376	49.18	677	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,231	45.61	562	15

Every lot

25 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 1	632	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	714	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	893	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,022	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,032	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,166	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,178	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	390	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	454	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	409	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	795	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	348	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	435	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	469	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	532	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	452	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	664	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	780	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	749	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	622	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,808	68.51/cwt	62.00–73.50	1,239	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	52.76/cwt	51.00–55.00	617	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,219	39.16/cwt	34.00–42.00	477	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,274	48.49/cwt	47.00–50.00	618	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	49.68/cwt	48.50–51.00	670	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,372	59.01/cwt	55.50–62.00	810	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,406	43.77/cwt	40.00–47.00	615	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,758	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	1,046	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,124	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,149	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,184	895.00/cwt	895.00–895.00	10,597	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,250	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	9,188	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,188	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	10,514	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	832	654.54/cwt	600.00–685.00	5,446	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 Oct 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 44Last week 77Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 75Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 3Year 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	—	390	100.00	100.00
2	—	454	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	779	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,166	101.00	101.00
1	—	1,022	101.00	101.00
2	—	732	122.00	122.00
2	—	632	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	749	83.00	83.00
2	—	532	85.00	85.00
1	—	426	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	664	117.50	117.50
1	—	348	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,274	47.00–50.00	48.49
3	—	1,170	51.00–55.00	52.76
6	—	1,219	34.00–42.00	39.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,758	59.50	59.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,406	40.00–47.00	43.77
4	—	1,348	48.50–51.00	49.68
2	—	1,372	55.50–62.00	59.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,808	62.00–73.50	68.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	735.00	735.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,184	895.00	895.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,124	725.00	725.00

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)	1	—	1,188	885.00	885.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	832	600.00–685.00	654.54

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.