Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2020-05-20

Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, May 20

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← May 13May 20May 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

105 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 92▲ 53 vs year ago 52 · +101.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 22▼ 10 vs year ago 31 · −32.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 21▼ 3 vs year ago 17 · −17.6%

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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 $119.55/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$119.55

40 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$6.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.51

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	120.30	640	35
Medium and Large 2	508	114.23	580	5thin

One grade step is worth $6.07/cwt here — about $59 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 sale40 hd

119.55

—

WV average4 barns · 192 hd

120.06

−0.51

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	1,721	90.25	1,553	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,315	61.02	802	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,062	59.88	636	4thin

Every lot

37 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	125.87/cwt	120.00–132.00	422	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	393	124.58/cwt	117.50–128.00	490	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	126.61/cwt	121.00–131.00	605	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	137.06/cwt	133.00–140.00	709	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	122.40/cwt	112.50–132.00	644	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	598	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	867	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	706	134.00/cwt	132.00–136.00	946	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	398	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	478	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	524	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	492	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	552	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	491	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	609	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	112.58/cwt	110.00–115.00	584	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	121.57/cwt	117.50–122.00	641	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	116.84/cwt	115.00–119.00	672	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	598	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	688	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	642	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	770	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	770	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	574	107.90/cwt	103.00–112.50	619	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	584	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	718	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	760	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	844	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	937	76.01/cwt	74.00–78.00	712	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	960	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	768	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,721	90.25/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,553	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	432	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	65.75/cwt	64.50–67.00	719	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	696	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,294	58.06/cwt	55.00–62.00	751	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	68.47/cwt	65.00–70.00	897	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,456	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	713	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,124	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,116	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,242	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,420	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,370	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	11,097	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,060	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	11,501	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,105	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,774	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,110	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,990	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,260	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,545	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 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 105Last week 92Year ago 52

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 22Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 21Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	642	120.00	120.00
2	—	672	114.00–115.00	114.51
7	—	491	124.00	124.00
10	—	575	115.00–119.00	116.84
11	—	527	117.50–122.00	121.57
2	—	423	123.00–125.00	123.99
2	—	398	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	432	114.00	114.00
1	—	472	117.00	117.00
1	—	598	115.00	115.00
2	—	519	110.00–115.00	112.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	584	123.00	123.00
1	—	760	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	80.00	80.00
2	—	574	103.00–112.50	107.90
2	—	937	74.00–78.00	76.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	517	133.00–140.00	137.06
2	—	706	132.00–136.00	134.00
3	—	598	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	120.00–132.00	125.87
2	—	526	112.50–132.00	122.40
3	—	393	117.50–128.00	124.58
4	—	478	121.00–131.00	126.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,721	84.00–95.00	90.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,093	64.50–67.00	65.75
1	—	900	48.00	48.00
1	—	1,160	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,456	49.00	49.00
4	—	1,310	65.00–70.00	68.47
6	—	1,294	55.00–62.00	58.06

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,124	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	810.00	810.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,242	1,000.00	1,000.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	975.00	975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,085.00	1,085.00

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)	Open	1	—	1,260	1,075.00	1,075.00

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.