Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2020-12-02

Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Dec 2

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Oct 21Dec 2Dec 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

408 head

▲ 408 vs last sale 0▲ 408 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 0▲ 11 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.69/cwt on 199 head.

Average price

$135.69

199 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

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

$39.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.08

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	552	143.45	792	160
Medium and Large 2-3	525	103.86	545	39

One grade step is worth $39.59/cwt here — about $247 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 sale199 hd

135.69

—

WV average2 barns · 207 hd

134.61

+1.08

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	1,786	79.00	1,411	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,413	47.10	666	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	46.55	658	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,175	45.14	530	6thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	437	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	336	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	176	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	158.09/cwt	147.00–165.00	601	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	384	109.49/cwt	90.00–127.50	420	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	419	118.41/cwt	113.00–127.50	496	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	153.85/cwt	142.50–167.50	662	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	471	96.95/cwt	92.50–105.00	457	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	472	161.47/cwt	161.00–162.00	762	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	136.86/cwt	125.00–140.00	669	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	524	110.38/cwt	90.00–120.00	578	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	142.08/cwt	125.00–145.00	756	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	132.05/cwt	125.00–139.00	761	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	582	99.94/cwt	92.50–112.50	582	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	614	88.74/cwt	80.00–102.50	545	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	121.03/cwt	115.00–122.50	772	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	82.53/cwt	80.00–85.00	545	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	125.46/cwt	117.50–135.00	854	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	704	141.42/cwt	127.50–142.50	996	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	721	107.56/cwt	90.00–115.00	776	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	112.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	880	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	788	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	946	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	955	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	901	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,059	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	290	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	133.01/cwt	120.00–145.00	440	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	529	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	113.48/cwt	102.50–115.00	448	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	141.68/cwt	130.00–144.00	595	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	107.45/cwt	95.00–117.50	455	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	140.42/cwt	122.50–142.50	677	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	488	96.44/cwt	76.00–112.50	471	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	521	89.07/cwt	70.00–102.50	464	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	132.51/cwt	111.00–138.00	697	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	59.93/cwt	45.00–75.00	339	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	110.90/cwt	110.00–114.00	643	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	606	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	530	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	634	97.54/cwt	92.50–100.00	618	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	106.31/cwt	96.00–107.00	721	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	736	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	607	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	754	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	547	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	605	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	358	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	453	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	406	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	447	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	400	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	526	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	421	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	111.87/cwt	107.50–127.50	593	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	574	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	488	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	539	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	611	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,786	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,411	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	536	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,151	47.54/cwt	45.00–49.00	547	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,283	38.10/cwt	35.00–40.50	489	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,413	47.10/cwt	44.50–49.00	666	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	46.55/cwt	44.00–49.00	658	2

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 Dec 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 408Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	92.50	92.50
1	—	526	80.00	80.00
1	—	574	85.00	85.00
3	—	325	110.00	110.00
1	—	470	85.00	85.00
2	—	406	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	370	122.50	122.50
2	—	612	88.00	88.00
1	—	480	150.00	150.00
9	—	530	107.50–127.50	111.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	901	117.50	117.50
9	—	681	117.50–135.00	125.46
26	—	430	142.50–167.50	153.85
2	—	813	115.00–120.00	117.50
5	—	638	115.00–122.50	121.03
13	—	380	147.00–165.00	158.09
11	—	489	125.00–140.00	136.86
8	—	576	125.00–139.00	132.05
2	—	782	110.00–115.00	112.53
34	—	532	125.00–145.00	142.08
1	—	324	135.00	135.00
28	—	704	127.50–142.50	141.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	582	92.50–112.50	99.94
4	—	721	90.00–115.00	107.56
7	—	524	90.00–120.00	110.38
4	—	471	92.50–105.00	96.95
1	—	336	52.50	52.50
4	—	614	80.00–102.50	88.74
6	—	384	90.00–127.50	109.49
6	—	419	113.00–127.50	118.41
2	—	660	80.00–85.00	82.53
1	—	788	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	472	161.00–162.00	161.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	580	110.00–114.00	110.90
1	—	780	77.50	77.50
1	—	606	87.50	87.50
15	—	331	120.00–145.00	133.01
10	—	526	111.00–138.00	132.51
26	—	420	130.00–144.00	141.68
36	—	482	122.50–142.50	140.42
25	—	678	96.00–107.00	106.31
4	—	392	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	45.00–75.00	59.93
8	—	395	102.50–115.00	113.48
1	—	736	82.50	82.50
1	—	290	100.00	100.00
8	—	521	70.00–102.50	89.07
10	—	488	76.00–112.50	96.44
1	—	754	72.50	72.50
7	—	634	92.50–100.00	97.54
6	—	423	95.00–117.50	107.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,283	35.00–40.50	38.10
1	—	1,030	52.00	52.00
3	—	1,151	45.00–49.00	47.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	44.00–49.00	46.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	44.50–49.00	47.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,786	79.00	79.00

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.