Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2019-12-18

Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Dec 18

● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Dec 11Dec 18Jan 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 26▲ 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 9▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 2 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 $125.87/cwt on 12 head.

Average price

$125.87

12 head · 397 lb average

Value per head Derived

$500

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$37

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

$31.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.09

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	354	147.00	520	4thin
Medium and Large 2	419	115.30	483	8thin

One grade step is worth $31.70/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 sale12 hd

125.87

—

WV average3 barns · 240 hd

133.96

−8.09

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,103	37.28	411	3thin

Every lot

11 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	262	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	278	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	354	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	520	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	384	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	476	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	459	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	459	116.08/cwt	114.00–117.50	533	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	304	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	319	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	446	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	446	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	354	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	416	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	487	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	589	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	37.28/cwt	36.00–38.00	411	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,240	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,750	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 Dec 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 24Last week 26Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 9Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	354	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	304	105.00	105.00
1	—	446	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	262	106.00	106.00
1	—	384	124.00	124.00
1	—	410	112.00	112.00
5	—	459	114.00–117.50	116.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	354	147.00	147.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,103	36.00–38.00	37.28

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,240	625.00	625.00

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.