Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2020-03-11

Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Mar 11

● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

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Feeder Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 7▲ 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 8▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 9▲ 8 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.50/cwt on 12 head.

Average price

$123.50

12 head · 425 lb average

Value per head Derived

$525

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$6.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.77

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	450	125.75	565	8thin
Medium and Large 2	377	119.00	448	4thin

One grade step is worth $6.75/cwt here — about $117 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

123.50

—

WV average4 barns · 86 hd

116.73

+6.77

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	1,332	77.00	1,026	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,368	56.00	766	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,088	45.00	490	1thin

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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	571	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	452	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	655	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	868	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	440	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	406	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	471	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	448	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	560	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	454	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	581	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,332	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,026	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	490	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,368	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	766	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,060	69.83/cwt	66.00–75.00	740	6

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 Mar 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 36Last week 7Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3Last week 8Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 9Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	536	162.00	162.00
1	—	452	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	406	116.00	116.00
3	—	367	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	448	125.00	125.00
2	—	454	128.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,332	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,088	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,368	56.00	56.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,060	66.00–75.00	69.83

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.