Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2019-11-20

Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Nov 20

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

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Feeder Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 51▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 39▲ 34 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 0▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Similar run head wise to last reported but saw a decrease in feeder offerings and an increase in replacement cattle. Similar head of slaughter cattle that sold steady. Majority of replacements were from a single source herd sell out. Few feeders by weight breaks and a weak market test.

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 $116.10/cwt on 10 head.

Average price

$116.10

10 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$521

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$7.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.25

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	121.00	632	3thin
Medium and Large 2	417	114.00	476	7thin

One grade step is worth $7.00/cwt here — about $157 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 sale10 hd

116.10

—

WV average4 barns · 85 hd

119.35

−3.25

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	1,427	61.23	874	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	40.60	501	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,122	31.07	349	16

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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	308	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	354	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	479	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	491	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	609	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	674	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	676	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	87.58/cwt	85.00–90.00	407	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	544	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	476	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	567	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	634	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	501	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	688	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	640	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	482	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	658	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	479	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	577	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,114	56.27/cwt	48.50–66.00	627	4
Bulls	—	—	1,845	67.85/cwt	64.00–73.00	1,252	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,106	31.43/cwt	25.00–36.00	348	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	23.59/cwt	21.00–26.00	261	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	47.47/cwt	44.00–50.00	554	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	42.56/cwt	37.00–46.00	506	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	37.52/cwt	37.00–38.00	473	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,322	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	436	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	7,820	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	964	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,880	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,093	751.21/cwt	700.00–795.00	8,211	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,197	648.74/cwt	550.00–800.00	7,765	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,388	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	9,369	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 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 39Last week 51Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 39Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,106	25.00–36.00	31.43
5	—	1,108	21.00–26.00	23.59
3	—	1,188	37.00–46.00	42.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,261	37.00–38.00	37.52
2	—	1,166	44.00–50.00	47.47
1	—	1,322	33.00	33.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,114	48.50–66.00	56.27
3	—	1,845	64.00–73.00	67.85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	586	115.00	115.00
2	—	491	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	110.00	110.00
1	—	690	98.00	98.00
2	—	308	115.00	115.00
2	—	383	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	688	93.00	93.00
2	—	544	87.50	87.50
2	—	465	85.00–90.00	87.58
1	—	634	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	712	81.00	81.00
1	—	630	76.00	76.00
1	—	572	115.00	115.00
1	—	482	100.00	100.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	680.00	680.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	500.00	500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	964	610.00	610.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,388	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,093	700.00–795.00	751.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,197	550.00–800.00	648.74

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.