Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2019-11-06

Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Nov 6

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Oct 30Nov 6Nov 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

120 head

▲ 74 vs last sale 46▲ 120 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 58▲ 64 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 11▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Increased offering of feeder cattle compared to last week, little change in slaughter cattle. Demand remained steady for all reported classes.

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 $94.94/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$94.94

6 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$535

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−9.22

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	563	94.94	535	6thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

94.94

—

WV average4 barns · 161 hd

104.16

−9.22

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	1,682	67.97	1,143	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,424	43.56	620	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,189	41.25	490	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,058	32.64	345	28

Every lot

14 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 · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	364	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	364	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	432	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	616	89.81/cwt	82.50–97.50	553	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	728	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	655	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	388	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	411	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,682	67.97/cwt	61.50–73.00	1,143	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	23.55/cwt	15.00–31.00	244	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,039	34.97/cwt	30.50–39.50	363	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,094	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	263	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,131	39.31/cwt	33.00–45.00	445	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	42.00/cwt	39.00–46.00	501	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,424	43.56/cwt	40.00–45.00	620	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	12,040	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 Nov 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 120Last week 46Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 58Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 11Year ago 0

Increased offering of feeder cattle compared to last week, little change in slaughter cattle. Demand remained steady for all reported classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	616	82.50–97.50	89.81
1	—	364	100.00	100.00
1	—	480	90.00	90.00
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
1	—	728	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,682	61.50–73.00	67.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,094	24.00	24.00
23	—	1,193	39.00–46.00	42.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,424	40.00–45.00	43.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,131	33.00–45.00	39.31
8	—	1,038	15.00–31.00	23.55
14	—	1,039	30.50–39.50	34.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	860.00	860.00

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.