Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2020-05-06

Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, May 6

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Apr 29May 6May 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 69▲ 34 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 18▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 62▲ 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.93/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$130.93

28 head · 607 lb average

Value per head Derived

$794

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$15.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.21

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	621	134.32	835	22
Medium and Large 2	553	118.50	655	6thin

One grade step is worth $15.82/cwt here — about $179 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 sale28 hd

130.93

—

WV average4 barns · 164 hd

135.15

−4.21

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	1,902	85.99	1,636	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,264	54.83	693	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,217	51.44	626	4thin

Every lot

24 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 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	820	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	902	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	904	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	890	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	979	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	786	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 2	622	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	678	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,902	85.99/cwt	80.00–91.50	1,636	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	494	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,257	53.58/cwt	51.50–54.50	674	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,264	54.83/cwt	54.00–56.00	693	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,190	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,090	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,247	1,317.76/cwt	1,175.00–1,490.00	16,432	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,390	1,510.07/cwt	1,400.00–1,625.00	20,990	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,260	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,970	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 May 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 34Last week 69Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 18Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 62Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
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	—	672	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	446	135.00	135.00
1	—	694	125.00	125.00
1	—	780	120.00	120.00
2	—	733	119.00–124.00	121.54
3	—	477	138.00	138.00
5	—	560	135.00–137.00	136.60
7	—	620	145.00	145.00
1	—	822	110.00	110.00
1	—	890	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	616	105.00	105.00
1	—	820	110.00	110.00
2	—	399	130.00	130.00
2	—	542	118.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,902	80.00–91.50	85.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,264	54.00–56.00	54.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,098	45.00	45.00
3	—	1,257	51.50–54.50	53.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,247	1,175.00–1,490.00	1,317.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,390	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,510.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	950.00	950.00

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.