Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2021-03-10

Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Mar 10

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Feb 24Mar 10Mar 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 0▼ 29 vs year ago 36 · −80.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 0▲ 33 vs year ago 3 · +1,100.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 0▲ 6 vs year ago 8 · +75.0%

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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 $129.67/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$129.67

3 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$33

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

$16.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.04

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	399	135.00	539	2thin
Medium and Large 2	480	119.00	571	1thin

One grade step is worth $16.00/cwt here — about −$33 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 sale3 hd

129.67

—

WV average3 barns · 115 hd

130.70

−1.04

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	1,726	83.79	1,446	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,469	61.61	905	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,274	58.43	744	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,174	51.53	605	14

Every lot

16 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 · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	621	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	571	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	482	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	603	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,726	83.79/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,446	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,151	48.50/cwt	45.00–51.00	558	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,205	55.56/cwt	51.00–59.00	669	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	59.20/cwt	57.00–61.00	742	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	658	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	843	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,439	59.86/cwt	57.00–62.00	861	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,513	64.23/cwt	63.50–65.00	972	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,247	894.77/cwt	890.00–900.00	11,158	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,346	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,768	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,166	63.13/cwt	60.00–68.00	736	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,247	1,373.26/cwt	1,200.00–1,600.00	17,125	3

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 Mar 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 36

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 0Year ago 3

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 0Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	482	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
1	—	478	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	119.00	119.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,346	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,247	890.00–900.00	894.77

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,166	60.00–68.00	63.13

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,247	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,373.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,513	63.50–65.00	64.23
3	—	1,439	57.00–62.00	59.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	62.00	62.00
1	—	1,290	51.00	51.00
5	—	1,253	57.00–61.00	59.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,151	45.00–51.00	48.50
6	—	1,205	51.00–59.00	55.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,726	83.00–85.00	83.79

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.