Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2019-11-13

Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Nov 13

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

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Feeder Cattle receipts

51 head

▼ 69 vs last sale 120▲ 51 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 64▲ 39 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 $118.21/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$118.21

17 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$11.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.68

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	124.72	637	7thin
Medium and Large 2	475	113.66	540	10thin

One grade step is worth $11.06/cwt here — about $97 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 sale17 hd

118.21

—

WV average5 barns · 271 hd

129.89

−11.68

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	1,904	78.00	1,485	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,298	49.72	645	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,592	43.08	686	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,212	40.90	496	19

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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	431	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	128.26/cwt	128.00–129.00	553	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	112.82/cwt	111.00–120.00	546	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	514	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	591	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	613	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	742	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	97.52/cwt	95.00–100.00	310	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	352	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	391	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	105.98/cwt	105.00–107.00	401	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	491	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	111.75/cwt	111.00–112.50	545	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	619	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	687	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	687	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	362	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	453	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	422	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	490	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	478	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	588	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	542	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	656	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,904	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,485	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,199	50.52/cwt	50.00–51.00	606	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,204	43.97/cwt	40.50–48.00	529	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,221	36.82/cwt	33.00–38.50	450	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	41.52/cwt	41.00–42.00	536	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,299	58.77/cwt	57.50–60.00	763	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,312	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	630	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,592	43.08/cwt	41.50–44.50	686	2

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 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 51Last week 120Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 64Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	120.00	120.00
4	—	431	128.00–129.00	128.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	514	115.00	115.00
2	—	367	117.50	117.50
1	—	570	107.50	107.50
5	—	484	111.00–120.00	112.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	352	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	687	100.00	100.00
2	—	463	106.00	106.00
2	—	378	105.00–107.00	105.98
2	—	318	95.00–100.00	97.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	488	111.00–112.50	111.75
2	—	573	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	123.00	123.00
1	—	542	121.00	121.00
1	—	422	116.00	116.00
1	—	362	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
10	—	1,221	33.00–38.50	36.82
7	—	1,204	40.50–48.00	43.97
2	—	1,199	50.00–51.00	50.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,592	41.50–44.50	43.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,299	57.50–60.00	58.77
2	—	1,290	41.00–42.00	41.52
1	—	1,312	48.00	48.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,904	78.00	78.00

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.