Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2019-10-30

Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Oct 30

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Oct 16Oct 30Nov 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 44▲ 46 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 32▲ 58 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 17▲ 11 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 $126.78/cwt on 14 head.

Average price

$126.78

14 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$37

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

$28.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.61

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	130.83	682	12thin
Medium and Large 2	702	102.50	720	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.33/cwt here — about −$37 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 sale14 hd

126.78

—

WV average6 barns · 667 hd

130.39

−3.61

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	1,741	67.59	1,177	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	42.75	636	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,348	39.84	537	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,136	37.63	427	26

Every lot

30 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	132.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	574	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	681	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	127.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	734	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	606	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	606	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	725	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	119.95/cwt	115.00–125.00	812	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	798	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	838	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	260	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	280	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	303	96.98/cwt	90.00–104.00	294	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	352	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	368	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	496	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	457	98.79/cwt	95.00–102.50	451	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	97.76/cwt	90.00–105.00	563	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	242	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	242	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	252	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	302	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,741	67.59/cwt	65.00–71.50	1,177	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	480	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,129	35.55/cwt	32.00–39.00	401	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,166	41.78/cwt	40.00–44.50	487	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	41.57/cwt	40.00–43.00	532	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,382	46.00/cwt	45.00–47.00	636	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,382	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	553	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,387	36.85/cwt	34.50–38.50	511	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,594	45.50/cwt	45.50–45.50	725	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	711	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	462	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	931	57.88/cwt	52.00–60.00	539	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,018	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	499	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,142	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	6,795	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 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 46Last week 44Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 32Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 17Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	110.00	110.00
1	—	424	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	303	90.00–104.00	96.98
2	—	576	90.00–105.00	97.76
2	—	457	95.00–102.50	98.79
2	—	260	107.50	107.50
1	—	368	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	576	125.00–130.00	127.44
2	—	433	130.00–135.00	132.59
1	—	614	118.00	118.00
1	—	330	130.00	130.00
4	—	485	140.00–141.00	140.50
2	—	677	115.00–125.00	119.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	798	105.00	105.00
1	—	606	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	242	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	252	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,280	40.00–43.00	41.57
2	—	1,382	45.00–47.00	46.00
7	—	1,387	34.50–38.50	36.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,129	32.00–39.00	35.55
7	—	1,166	40.00–44.50	41.78
1	—	1,044	46.00	46.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,594	45.50	45.50
1	—	1,382	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,741	65.00–71.50	67.59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,018	49.00	49.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	931	52.00–60.00	57.88
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	711	65.00	65.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,142	595.00	595.00

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.