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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Dec 9

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Dec 2Dec 9Dec 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

59 head

▲ 59 vs last sale 0▲ 33 vs year ago 26 · +126.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

73 head

▲ 73 vs last sale 0▲ 64 vs year ago 9 · +711.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

97 head

▲ 97 vs last sale 0▲ 97 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 $104.15/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$104.15

27 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$512

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$32.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.69

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	493	111.42	549	21
Medium and Large 2-3	485	78.71	382	6thin

One grade step is worth $32.71/cwt here — about $168 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 sale27 hd

104.15

—

WV average4 barns · 126 hd

108.84

−4.69

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	1,712	62.65	1,072	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,576	46.65	735	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,251	45.87	574	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	40.86	447	30

Every lot

63 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	366	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	403	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	414	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	445	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	556	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	131.20/cwt	130.00–132.50	622	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	474	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	512	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	673	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	126.27/cwt	125.00–127.50	734	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	117.46/cwt	112.50–120.00	781	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	786	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	825	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	413	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	442	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	398	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	398	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	113.33/cwt	110.00–120.00	488	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	448	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	269	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	326	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	109.17/cwt	107.50–110.00	513	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	112.08/cwt	105.00–120.00	570	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	533	80.75/cwt	72.50–85.00	430	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	103.65/cwt	100.00–105.00	645	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	398	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	131.21/cwt	130.00–132.50	628	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	530	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	398	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	124.26/cwt	121.00–127.50	672	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	574	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	431	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	119.48/cwt	119.00–120.00	687	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	637	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,523	55.30/cwt	51.00–60.00	842	2
Bulls	—	—	1,900	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,330	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,049	50.38/cwt	49.50–52.00	528	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	35.67/cwt	32.00–38.50	387	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	42.64/cwt	38.00–46.50	471	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	325	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	45.13/cwt	41.00–47.50	560	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,274	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	433	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,291	53.04/cwt	51.00–55.00	685	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,576	46.65/cwt	42.00–50.50	735	14
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,100	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,227	780.81/cwt	700.00–850.00	9,581	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,087	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,261	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	9,545	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,224	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,956	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,292	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,044	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,304	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	11,866	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,470	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	15,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,539	999.98/cwt	800.00–1,225.00	15,390	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,670	1,019.71/cwt	850.00–1,210.00	17,029	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,700	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	19,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,850	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	20,813	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	811	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,650	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	962	699.38/cwt	650.00–745.00	6,728	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,055	511.20/cwt	425.00–650.00	5,393	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	869.32/cwt	675.00–960.00	9,215	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,079	694.52/cwt	565.00–850.00	7,494	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,124	645.43/cwt	610.00–690.00	7,255	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,184	625.30/cwt	525.00–680.00	7,404	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,231	865.51/cwt	750.00–1,020.00	10,654	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,288	846.03/cwt	700.00–1,100.00	10,897	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,299	925.36/cwt	850.00–1,030.00	12,020	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,344	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	11,155	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,375	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	7,563	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,407	871.39/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	12,260	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,363	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 Dec 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 59Last week 0Year ago 26

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 0Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 97Last week 0Year 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	—	318	125.00	125.00
1	—	670	95.00	95.00
2	—	575	119.00–120.00	119.48
2	—	541	121.00–127.50	124.26
2	—	479	130.00–132.50	131.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	574	75.00	75.00
1	—	530	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	414	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	786	105.00	105.00
1	—	366	110.00	110.00
1	—	474	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	428	130.00	130.00
1	—	350	140.00	140.00
2	—	581	125.00–127.50	126.27
1	—	518	130.00	130.00
3	—	474	130.00–132.50	131.20
3	—	665	112.50–120.00	117.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	448	60.00	60.00
1	—	398	100.00	100.00
3	—	533	72.50–85.00	80.75
1	—	465	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	622	100.00–105.00	103.65
3	—	431	110.00–120.00	113.33
3	—	330	125.00	125.00
5	—	509	105.00–120.00	112.08
1	—	384	115.00	115.00
3	—	470	107.50–110.00	109.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,087	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,292	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,700	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,470	1,085.00	1,085.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,670	850.00–1,210.00	1,019.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,304	910.00	910.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,539	800.00–1,225.00	999.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,850	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	830.00	830.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,224	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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,231	750.00–1,020.00	865.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,060	675.00–960.00	869.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,079	565.00–850.00	694.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,407	800.00–1,025.00	871.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,299	850.00–1,030.00	925.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,344	830.00	830.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,288	700.00–1,100.00	846.03

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,055	425.00–650.00	511.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	550.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	962	650.00–745.00	699.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	811	450.00	450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,124	610.00–690.00	645.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,184	525.00–680.00	625.30

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,200	925.00	925.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,227	700.00–850.00	780.81

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	775.00	775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,576	42.00–50.50	46.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,274	34.00	34.00
3	—	1,291	51.00–55.00	53.04
13	—	1,240	41.00–47.50	45.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,105	38.00–46.50	42.64
1	—	1,160	28.00	28.00
10	—	1,086	32.00–38.50	35.67
4	—	1,049	49.50–52.00	50.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	51.00–60.00	55.30
2	—	1,900	70.00	70.00

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.