Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2020-09-30

Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 30

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

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Feeder Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 56▼ 21 vs year ago 77 · −27.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 18▼ 57 vs year ago 75 · −76.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 6▲ 3 vs year ago 3 · +100.0%

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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 $112.71/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$112.71

24 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

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

$23.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.42

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	523	115.62	604	21
Medium and Large 2	403	92.33	372	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.29/cwt here — about $232 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 sale24 hd

112.71

—

WV average4 barns · 308 hd

123.13

−10.42

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	1,531	85.67	1,312	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,306	56.04	732	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	981	42.65	419	7thin

Every lot

38 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 1-2	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	146.28/cwt	145.00–147.50	478	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	136.71/cwt	110.00–150.00	509	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	536	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	444	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	497	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	689	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	702	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	284	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	305	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	391	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	371	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	394	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	493	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	371	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	124.41/cwt	120.00–126.00	540	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	111.99/cwt	105.00–116.00	604	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	111.18/cwt	102.00–121.00	635	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	694	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	698	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	789	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	101.48/cwt	87.00–116.00	732	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	368	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	405	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	129.02/cwt	128.00–130.00	597	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	116.25/cwt	110.00–122.50	587	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	524	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	590	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	117.29/cwt	114.00–119.00	674	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	604	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	676	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	632	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	632	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	699	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	699	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	712	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	712	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,531	85.67/cwt	79.00–91.00	1,312	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	948	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	313	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	987	44.26/cwt	37.00–48.00	437	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,306	56.04/cwt	54.00–60.00	732	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	9,480	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,092	1,220.00/cwt	1,220.00–1,220.00	13,322	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,246	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,837	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	5,950	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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 56Last week 56Year ago 77

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 18Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 6Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	604	112.00	112.00
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
3	—	575	114.00–119.00	117.29
2	—	463	128.00–130.00	129.02
4	—	505	110.00–122.50	116.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	524	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	368	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	712	100.00	100.00
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
2	—	699	100.00	100.00
1	—	632	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	698	113.00	113.00
1	—	284	107.50	107.50
2	—	721	87.00–116.00	101.48
7	—	434	120.00–126.00	124.41
4	—	571	102.00–121.00	111.18
3	—	539	105.00–116.00	111.99
2	—	609	114.00	114.00
1	—	394	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	426	87.00	87.00
2	—	391	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	412	130.00	130.00
2	—	327	145.00–147.50	146.28
1	—	492	140.00	140.00
4	—	372	110.00–150.00	136.71
1	—	530	132.50	132.50
1	—	270	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	444	112.00	112.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,531	79.00–91.00	85.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	948	33.00	33.00
6	—	987	37.00–48.00	44.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,306	54.00–60.00	56.04

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	790.00	790.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	775.00	775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,246	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,092	1,220.00	1,220.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	595.00	595.00

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.