Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2020-09-23

Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 23

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

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Feeder Cattle receipts

44 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 44▲ 44 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 8▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 46▲ 46 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 $118.28/cwt on 19 head.

Average price

$118.28

19 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$32.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.08

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	466	119.99	560	18thin
Medium and Large 2	402	87.50	352	1thin

One grade step is worth $32.49/cwt here — about $208 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 sale19 hd

118.28

—

WV average8 barns · 1,327 hd

128.36

−10.08

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	1,732	90.68	1,571	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,281	58.56	750	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,110	51.34	570	8thin

Every lot

28 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	612	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	678	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	710	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	752	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	670	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	853	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	964	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	954	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,048	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	901	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	286	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	315	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	357	118.84/cwt	114.00–128.00	424	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	402	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	352	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	117.07/cwt	110.00–126.00	483	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	123.95/cwt	118.00–127.00	590	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	118.13/cwt	114.00–123.00	676	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	749	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	402	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	563	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	111.47/cwt	110.00–113.00	519	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	554	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	659	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	765	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	870	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,732	90.68/cwt	84.00–104.00	1,571	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,076	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	484	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	52.24/cwt	48.00–58.00	582	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	58.56/cwt	51.00–76.00	750	31
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,021	682.56/cwt	500.00–795.00	6,969	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,204	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,752	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	961.50/cwt	920.00–1,000.00	12,307	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,384	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	12,871	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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 44Last week 44Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 8Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 46Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	402	140.00	140.00
1	—	554	119.00	119.00
1	—	750	116.00	116.00
2	—	466	110.00–113.00	111.47
4	—	648	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	422	145.00	145.00
1	—	964	99.00	99.00
1	—	1,048	86.00	86.00
2	—	488	139.00	139.00
2	—	536	130.00–135.00	132.53
2	—	618	138.00	138.00
3	—	553	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	578	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	402	87.50	87.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	614	122.00	122.00
3	—	357	114.00–128.00	118.84
3	—	413	110.00–126.00	117.07
1	—	286	110.00	110.00
3	—	572	114.00–123.00	118.13
6	—	476	118.00–127.00	123.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,732	84.00–104.00	90.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,281	51.00–76.00	58.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,076	45.00	45.00
7	—	1,115	48.00–58.00	52.24

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,384	930.00	930.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,021	500.00–795.00	682.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,280	920.00–1,000.00	961.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,204	810.00	810.00

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.