Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2020-05-13

Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, May 13

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← May 6May 13May 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

92 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 34▲ 92 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 11▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 17▲ 21 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 $146.09/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$146.09

43 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$883

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$18.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.37

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	610	147.41	900	40
Medium and Large 2	527	128.50	678	3thin

One grade step is worth $18.91/cwt here — about $222 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 sale43 hd

146.09

—

WV average5 barns · 163 hd

127.71

+18.37

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	1,771	84.99	1,505	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,242	56.00	696	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,326	56.00	743	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,157	48.94	566	7thin

Every lot

30 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	354	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	506	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	524	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	615	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	725	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	597	155.30/cwt	151.00–157.00	927	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	882	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	626	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	829	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	953	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	561	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	491	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	614	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	514	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	591	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	637	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	734	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	103.66/cwt	100.00–113.00	586	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	607	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	728	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,771	84.99/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,505	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	51.30/cwt	48.00–55.00	587	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,173	45.79/cwt	44.50–46.50	537	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	738	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	54.67/cwt	53.50–55.50	681	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,326	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	743	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,187	1,419.26/cwt	1,360.00–1,525.00	16,847	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,190	1,440.00/cwt	1,440.00–1,440.00	17,136	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,245	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	17,430	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,273	1,351.87/cwt	1,300.00–1,400.00	17,209	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,290	1,414.75/cwt	1,275.00–1,600.00	18,250	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,160	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,295	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	10,813	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,340	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	11,055	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 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 92Last week 34Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 11Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 17Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	131.00	131.00
8	—	607	120.00	120.00
1	—	484	116.00	116.00
1	—	518	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	514	115.00	115.00
6	—	491	125.00	125.00
7	—	565	100.00–113.00	103.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	608	145.00	145.00
12	—	671	142.00	142.00
14	—	597	151.00–157.00	155.30
1	—	354	143.00	143.00
1	—	439	140.00	140.00
1	—	518	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	426	123.00	123.00
1	—	530	130.00	130.00
1	—	626	132.50	132.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,771	80.00–90.00	84.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	60.00	60.00
3	—	1,246	53.50–55.50	54.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,326	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,173	44.50–46.50	45.79
4	—	1,145	48.00–55.00	51.30

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	1	—	1,190	1,440.00	1,440.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,273	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,351.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,187	1,360.00–1,525.00	1,419.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,290	1,275.00–1,600.00	1,414.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	835.00	835.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	750.00	750.00

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.