Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2020-09-02

Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 2

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.67/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$123.67

6 head · 395 lb average

Value per head Derived

$489

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$93

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

$2.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.73

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	341	125.00	426	2thin
Medium and Large 2	423	123.00	520	4thin

One grade step is worth $2.00/cwt here — about −$93 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 sale6 hd

123.67

—

WV average3 barns · 124 hd

124.39

−0.73

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	1,333	81.40	1,085	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	56.33	724	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,578	54.50	860	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,104	47.15	520	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	778	89.84	699	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,334	119.00	1,587	1thin

Every lot

21 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 1-2	370	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	583	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	304	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	350	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	339	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	427	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	510	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	412	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	536	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	318	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	445	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	406	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	589	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	566	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	640	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	756	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	779	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,334	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,587	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	778	89.84/cwt	86.00–94.00	699	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,333	81.40/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,085	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	42.02/cwt	35.00–48.50	443	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	52.28/cwt	50.00–55.00	603	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	56.33/cwt	52.50–63.00	724	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,578	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	860	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	880	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	528	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	968	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	552	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	627	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	894	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	760	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 Sep 2, 2020

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	406	145.00	145.00
2	—	566	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	756	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	304	115.00	115.00
1	—	378	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	412	130.00	130.00
2	—	339	126.00	126.00
1	—	600	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	157.50	157.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,153	50.00–55.00	52.28
2	—	1,054	35.00–48.50	42.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,578	54.50	54.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,285	52.50–63.00	56.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,334	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	778	86.00–94.00	89.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	79.00–84.00	81.40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	968	57.00	57.00

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	—	1,100	57.00	57.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	60.00	60.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	894	85.00	85.00

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.