Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2020-04-01

Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Apr 1

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Mar 25Apr 1Apr 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 49▲ 69 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 4▲ 17 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 $127.78/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$127.78

36 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$306

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

$21.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.37

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	131.93	720	29
Medium and Large 2	374	110.62	414	7thin

One grade step is worth $21.31/cwt here — about $306 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 sale36 hd

127.78

—

WV average4 barns · 109 hd

122.41

+5.37

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	1,670	66.06	1,103	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,382	53.62	741	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,277	49.95	638	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,672	47.00	786	1thin

Every lot

27 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	288	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	403	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	485	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	411	164.34/cwt	164.00–165.00	675	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	444	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	588	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	492	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	750	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	534	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	828	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	594	143.77/cwt	137.50–150.00	854	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	246	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	258	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	343	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	403	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	414	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	502	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	108.45/cwt	105.00–112.00	464	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	456	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	547	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	462	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	485	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	134.68/cwt	130.00–135.00	714	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	601	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	787	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	448	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	650	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	464	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	654	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	564	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	733	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	762	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	724	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,670	66.06/cwt	65.00–67.00	1,103	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	562	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	55.52/cwt	53.00–58.00	755	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,386	48.43/cwt	48.00–49.00	671	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,470	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	676	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,672	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	786	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 Apr 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 69Last week 49Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 4Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	601	131.00	131.00
2	—	456	120.00	120.00
1	—	415	121.00	121.00
16	—	530	130.00–135.00	134.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	246	105.00	105.00
2	—	343	115.00–120.00	117.46
1	—	462	105.00	105.00
1	—	368	112.50	112.50
2	—	428	105.00–112.00	108.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	464	141.00	141.00
1	—	762	95.00	95.00
1	—	448	145.00	145.00
6	—	564	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	170.00	170.00
3	—	411	164.00–165.00	164.34
1	—	492	152.50	152.50
2	—	594	137.50–150.00	143.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	142.50	142.50
1	—	288	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	534	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	444	132.50	132.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,670	65.00–67.00	66.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,360	53.00–58.00	55.52
1	—	1,470	46.00	46.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,386	48.00–49.00	48.43
1	—	1,060	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,672	47.00	47.00

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.