Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2020-06-10

Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Jun 10

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Jun 3Jun 10Jul 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 16▼ 1 vs year ago 41 · −2.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 15▼ 12 vs year ago 19 · −63.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 12▲ 5 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 $121.14/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$121.14

33 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$6.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.99

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	124.17	702	18thin
Medium and Large 2	554	117.50	650	15thin

One grade step is worth $6.67/cwt here — about $51 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 sale33 hd

121.14

—

WV average4 barns · 74 hd

122.12

−0.99

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	1,234	68.30	843	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,573	62.05	976	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,179	62.02	731	3thin

Every lot

17 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	502	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	678	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	262	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	321	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	481	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	523	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	544	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	680	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	726	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	594	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	683	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	764	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	656	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	754	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	344	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	492	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	642	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	732	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,179	62.02/cwt	61.00–63.00	731	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	68.30/cwt	68.00–69.00	843	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,573	62.05/cwt	60.00–64.00	976	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,400	1,385.00/cwt	1,385.00–1,385.00	19,390	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	980	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	696	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	944	79.80/cwt	71.00–89.00	753	3

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 Jun 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 40Last week 16Year ago 41

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 15Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 12Year 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	—	344	143.00	143.00
1	—	642	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	376	128.00	128.00
2	—	611	125.00	125.00
6	—	544	125.00	125.00
9	—	590	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	656	115.00	115.00
1	—	594	115.00	115.00
2	—	262	122.50	122.50
3	—	427	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	502	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,234	68.00–69.00	68.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,573	60.00–64.00	62.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,179	61.00–63.00	62.02

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	—	1,400	1,385.00	1,385.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	71.00	71.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	944	71.00–89.00	79.80

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.