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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Oct 21

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Sep 30Oct 21Dec 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

110 head

▲ 54 vs last sale 56▲ 110 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 18▲ 54 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 6▲ 13 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 $103.01/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$103.01

51 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 2-3

$47.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.10

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	451	118.31	533	16thin
Medium 2	559	103.08	576	11thin
Medium and Large 2	541	102.27	554	11thin
Medium 1-2	499	98.00	489	3thin
Large 1-2	621	96.70	601	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	382	90.00	344	1thin
Medium 2-3	553	71.27	394	6thin

One grade step is worth $47.04/cwt here — about $139 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 sale51 hd

103.01

—

WV average5 barns · 1,207 hd

123.11

−20.10

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	1,721	80.69	1,389	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,506	57.27	862	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,340	51.45	689	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,062	43.52	462	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,046	82.50	863	1thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	296	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	385	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	521	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	351	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	534	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	414	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	452	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	601	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	581	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	135.01/cwt	133.00–136.00	660	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	123.63/cwt	120.00–127.50	640	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	131.63/cwt	127.50–137.50	687	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	607	111.67/cwt	105.00–115.00	678	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	819	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	866	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	856	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	856	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	863	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,014	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	228	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	257	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	319	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	302	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	269	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	124.86/cwt	120.00–130.00	401	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	330	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	158	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	382	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	344	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	389	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	428	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	121.36/cwt	117.50–124.00	512	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	444	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	471	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	119.34/cwt	116.00–122.50	562	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	476	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	440	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	478	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	506	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	440	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	540	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	581	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	112.22/cwt	110.00–113.00	625	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	565	72.53/cwt	67.50–75.00	410	3
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	573	98.80/cwt	95.00–102.50	566	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	576	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	559	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	577	102.42/cwt	100.00–105.00	591	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	107.01/cwt	105.00–109.00	623	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	609	106.50/cwt	106.00–107.00	649	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	620	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	670	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	731	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	644	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	670	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	664	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	671	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	718	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	664	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	786	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	590	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	836	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	769	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	878	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	641	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	295	3
Bulls	—	Medium 2	298	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	328	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	304	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	362	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	150.49/cwt	149.00–151.00	570	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	571	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	434	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	543	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	131.45/cwt	127.50–133.00	614	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	522	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	606	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	122.11/cwt	120.00–123.00	703	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	798	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	787	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,046	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	863	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,608	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,158	2
Bulls	—	—	1,706	80.38/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,371	6
Bulls	—	—	1,880	90.30/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,698	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	37.24/cwt	32.00–43.00	326	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	45.32/cwt	42.50–54.00	505	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,147	43.15/cwt	38.25–45.50	495	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,392	53.72/cwt	47.00–65.00	748	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,506	57.27/cwt	54.50–62.00	862	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	1,084	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,130	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	1,138	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	6,487	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,460	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	20,440	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	744	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,534	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 2	950	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,100	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,810	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,100	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,244	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,330	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	7,313	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,252	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	8,451	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,376	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	10,595	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 Oct 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 110Last week 56Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 18Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 6Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	67.50–75.00	72.53
1	—	506	87.00	87.00
1	—	330	48.00	48.00
1	—	786	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	540	107.50	107.50
2	—	577	100.00–105.00	102.42
1	—	664	101.00	101.00
2	—	609	106.00–107.00	106.50
2	—	476	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	108.00	108.00
1	—	576	97.00	97.00
1	—	302	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	444	106.00	106.00
1	—	644	104.00	104.00
2	—	389	110.00	110.00
1	—	290	110.00	110.00
1	—	878	73.00	73.00
1	—	836	92.00	92.00
1	—	478	100.00	100.00
2	—	582	105.00–109.00	107.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	321	120.00–130.00	124.86
1	—	228	112.50	112.50
6	—	422	117.50–124.00	121.36
1	—	636	115.00	115.00
4	—	557	110.00–113.00	112.22
2	—	471	116.00–122.50	119.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	718	92.50	92.50
2	—	573	95.00–102.50	98.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	382	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	298	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	638	125.00	125.00
1	—	408	140.00	140.00
4	—	467	127.50–133.00	131.45
4	—	576	120.00–123.00	122.11
1	—	650	121.00	121.00
4	—	379	149.00–151.00	150.49
3	—	225	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	522	116.00	116.00
1	—	434	125.00	125.00
1	—	304	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	856	100.00	100.00
1	—	474	122.50	122.50
1	—	420	107.50	107.50
2	—	518	120.00–127.50	123.63
1	—	376	110.00	110.00
3	—	607	105.00–115.00	111.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	522	127.50–137.50	131.63
3	—	489	133.00–136.00	135.01
4	—	661	131.00	131.00
2	—	863	117.50	117.50
2	—	351	152.00	152.00
1	—	330	158.00	158.00
1	—	642	127.50	127.50
1	—	296	130.00	130.00
4	—	437	135.00–140.00	137.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,460	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,084	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,138	570.00	570.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	710.00	710.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	744	475.00	475.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	650.00	650.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,252	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	585.00	585.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,244	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,376	770.00	770.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,706	75.00–84.00	80.38
2	—	1,608	72.00	72.00
2	—	1,880	88.00–93.00	90.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,046	82.50	82.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,506	54.50–62.00	57.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	32.00–43.00	37.24
7	—	1,115	42.50–54.00	45.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,147	38.25–45.50	43.15
22	—	1,392	47.00–65.00	53.72

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.