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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Apr 29

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

69 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 114▲ 69 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 39▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

62 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 6▲ 62 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 $130.45/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$130.45

29 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$794

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$17.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.60

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	615	134.64	827	22
Medium and Large 2	591	117.29	694	7thin

One grade step is worth $17.35/cwt here — about $134 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 sale29 hd

130.45

—

WV average5 barns · 421 hd

140.05

−9.60

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	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	47.89	682	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,096	42.00	460	9thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	399	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	519	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	446	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	602	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	658	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	542	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	640	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	136.60/cwt	135.00–137.00	765	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	616	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	647	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	899	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	672	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	786	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	694	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	868	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	121.54/cwt	119.00–124.00	891	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	821	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	903	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	890	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	979	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	381	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	118.02/cwt	115.00–121.00	438	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	412	110.07/cwt	107.00–113.00	453	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	634	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	113.09/cwt	106.00–120.00	541	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	514	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	604	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	120.82/cwt	117.50–122.00	627	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	109.75/cwt	102.00–112.00	642	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	715	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	702	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	702	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	756	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	726	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	622	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	678	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	38.33/cwt	34.00–42.00	408	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	46.58/cwt	45.00–50.00	529	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	47.89/cwt	46.00–50.00	682	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs15 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,142	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	15,132	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,144	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,584	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,254	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,388	1,800.00/cwt	1,800.00–1,800.00	24,984	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,388	1,388.06/cwt	1,375.00–1,400.00	19,266	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,406	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	16,872	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,418	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	23,397	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,420	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	18,460	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,429	1,670.33/cwt	1,600.00–1,750.00	23,869	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,470	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	17,640	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,490	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	16,018	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,528	1,749.21/cwt	1,700.00–1,800.00	26,728	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,596	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	19,152	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,608	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	24,924	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,616	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	22,624	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,079	1,242.92/cwt	1,100.00–1,300.00	13,411	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,194	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,731	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,228	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	17,806	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,256	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,932	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,390	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	12,163	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,398	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	15,378	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 29, 2020

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Feeder CattleReceipts 69Last week 114Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 39Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 6Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,388	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,616	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,406	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,142	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,470	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,420	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,388	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,388.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,254	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,596	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,528	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,749.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,418	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,429	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,670.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,608	1,550.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,144	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,490	1,075.00	1,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,256	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,390	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,398	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,194	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,228	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,079	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,242.92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	672	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	138.00	138.00
5	—	560	135.00–137.00	136.60
2	—	733	119.00–124.00	121.54
1	—	890	110.00	110.00
1	—	780	120.00	120.00
1	—	694	125.00	125.00
1	—	446	135.00	135.00
7	—	620	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	821	110.00	110.00
2	—	542	118.00	118.00
2	—	399	130.00	130.00
1	—	616	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	130.00	130.00
1	—	622	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	115.00	115.00
4	—	519	117.50–122.00	120.82
3	—	477	133.00	133.00
1	—	702	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	756	96.00	96.00
2	—	412	107.00–113.00	110.07
2	—	371	115.00–121.00	118.02
1	—	668	107.00	107.00
1	—	326	117.00	117.00
2	—	478	106.00–120.00	113.09
6	—	585	102.00–112.00	109.75
2	—	514	117.50	117.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	46.00–50.00	47.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,135	45.00–50.00	46.58
5	—	1,065	34.00–42.00	38.33

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.