Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2020-04-22

Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Apr 22

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

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Feeder Cattle receipts

114 head

▲ 106 vs last sale 8▲ 114 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 26▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 1▲ 6 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 $127.85/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$127.85

53 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$11.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.11

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	472	130.84	618	39
Medium and Large 2	488	119.49	583	14thin

One grade step is worth $11.36/cwt here — about $35 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 sale53 hd

127.85

—

WV average5 barns · 1,219 hd

116.73

+11.11

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	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,322	51.75	684	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,455	48.09	700	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,245	47.85	596	9thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	545	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	386	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	550	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	586	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	443	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	691	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	595	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	506	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	820	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	136.52/cwt	133.00–140.00	795	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	594	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	921	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	634	140.77/cwt	136.00–147.00	892	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	127.64/cwt	122.50–133.00	853	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	236	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	301	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	124.60/cwt	120.00–129.00	410	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	401	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	132.09/cwt	122.50–135.00	513	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	462	120.14/cwt	115.00–125.00	555	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	138.55/cwt	128.00–141.00	673	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	623	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	128.45/cwt	122.50–131.00	673	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	126.22/cwt	124.00–128.00	719	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	728	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	622	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	659	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	682	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	716	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	272	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	337	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	312	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	415	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	376	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	500	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	434	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	521	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	437	137.59/cwt	132.50–145.00	601	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	550	127.00/cwt	124.00–130.00	699	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	572	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	701	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	608	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	730	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	811	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	820	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	828	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,178	48.69/cwt	46.00–53.00	574	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,272	43.08/cwt	42.00–45.00	548	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,302	52.90/cwt	50.00–55.00	689	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,306	46.48/cwt	46.00–47.00	607	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,391	50.18/cwt	49.00–52.00	698	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,394	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	836	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,498	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	869	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,519	45.99/cwt	45.00–47.50	699	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,215	72.44/cwt	70.00–75.00	880	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,294	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	893	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,295	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	816	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	964	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	713	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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 8Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 26Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	434	120.00	120.00
1	—	272	124.00	124.00
3	—	572	122.50	122.50
1	—	312	133.00	133.00
1	—	376	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	101.00	101.00
2	—	550	124.00–130.00	127.00
1	—	608	120.00	120.00
3	—	437	132.50–145.00	137.59
1	—	670	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	121.00	121.00
1	—	622	106.00	106.00
6	—	462	115.00–125.00	120.14
1	—	682	105.00	105.00
2	—	435	130.00	130.00
1	—	340	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	570	124.00–128.00	126.22
4	—	388	122.50–135.00	132.09
14	—	486	128.00–141.00	138.55
5	—	524	122.50–131.00	128.45
1	—	236	127.50	127.50
6	—	329	120.00–129.00	124.60
2	—	622	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	506	162.00	162.00
6	—	594	155.00	155.00
2	—	376	145.00	145.00
5	—	443	156.00	156.00
9	—	634	136.00–147.00	140.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	476	125.00	125.00
2	—	668	122.50–133.00	127.64
1	—	426	137.50	137.50
2	—	582	133.00–140.00	136.52
2	—	386	142.50	142.50

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,215	70.00–75.00	72.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	63.00	63.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,294	69.00	69.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	964	74.00	74.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,302	50.00–55.00	52.90
1	—	1,394	60.00	60.00
2	—	1,306	46.00–47.00	46.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,519	45.00–47.50	45.99
4	—	1,391	49.00–52.00	50.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,178	46.00–53.00	48.69
3	—	1,272	42.00–45.00	43.08
1	—	1,498	58.00	58.00

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.