Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2020-07-29

Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-29

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

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Jul 22Jul 29Aug 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 0▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 0▼ 3 vs year ago 27 · −11.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 0▲ 3 vs year ago 11 · +27.3%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $117.17/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$117.17

3 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$544

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$174

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

$4.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.18

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	408	118.75	485	2thin
Medium and Large 1	578	114.00	659	1thin

One grade step is worth $4.75/cwt here — about −$174 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 sale3 hd

117.17

—

WV average5 barns · 88 hd

109.98

+7.18

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	1,637	84.98	1,391	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,346	59.65	803	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,705	57.22	976	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,171	52.90	620	5thin

Every lot

14 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 · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	461	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	358	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	421	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	458	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	550	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	578	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	659	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,637	84.98/cwt	79.50–88.00	1,391	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	48.87/cwt	48.50–49.50	546	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,207	55.58/cwt	54.00–57.50	671	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,336	58.48/cwt	58.00–60.00	781	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,394	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	913	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,705	57.22/cwt	56.00–58.00	976	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,012	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,144	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,202	1,282.17/cwt	1,200.00–1,370.00	15,412	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,222	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	15,886	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,262	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	14,955	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 Jul 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 0Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 0Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	458	120.00	120.00
1	—	358	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	578	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	412	112.00	112.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,222	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,202	1,200.00–1,370.00	1,282.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,262	1,185.00	1,185.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,012	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,207	54.00–57.50	55.58
2	—	1,118	48.50–49.50	48.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,705	56.00–58.00	57.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,336	58.00–60.00	58.48
1	—	1,394	65.50	65.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,637	79.50–88.00	84.98

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.