Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2021-03-17

Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Mar 17

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Mar 10Mar 17Mar 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

66 head

▲ 59 vs last sale 7▲ 66 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 36▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 14▲ 4 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 $126.86/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$126.86

34 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$43.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.82

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	461	134.57	620	27
Small and Medium 1-2	457	106.25	486	2thin
Small and Medium 2-3	454	97.50	443	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	551	90.83	501	3thin

One grade step is worth $43.73/cwt here — about $119 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 sale34 hd

126.86

—

WV average4 barns · 233 hd

129.68

−2.82

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	1,312	70.00	918	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,470	66.14	972	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,814	61.00	1,107	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	56.54	576	6thin

Every lot

32 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	282	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	437	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	402	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	663	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	819	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	784	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	138.59/cwt	127.50–142.50	524	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	406	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	335	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	412	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	453	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	434	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	445	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	135.09/cwt	125.00–140.00	594	6
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	474	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	438	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	491	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	675	6
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	502	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	515	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	664	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	611	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	129.29/cwt	122.50–135.00	732	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	737	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	728	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	528	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	659	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	171.94/cwt	169.00–174.00	808	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	165.86/cwt	152.50–170.00	876	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	662	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	629	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	896	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,312	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	918	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	782	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	188	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,066	63.05/cwt	49.00–70.00	672	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	980	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,487	65.18/cwt	61.00–70.00	969	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,814	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	1,107	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,040	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	8,554	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,566	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	21,141	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 Mar 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 66Last week 7Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 36Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 14Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,170	1,200.00	1,200.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	940	910.00	910.00

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)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,566	1,350.00	1,350.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	503	132.00	132.00
4	—	378	127.50–142.50	138.59
6	—	440	125.00–140.00	135.09
6	—	491	137.50	137.50
3	—	566	122.50–135.00	129.29
3	—	315	140.00	140.00
1	—	686	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	117.50	117.50
1	—	406	82.50	82.50
1	—	728	72.50	72.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	412	110.00	110.00
1	—	502	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	474	92.50	92.50
1	—	434	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	470	169.00–174.00	171.94
4	—	528	152.50–170.00	165.86
2	—	420	157.00	157.00
1	—	676	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	662	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	726	108.00	108.00
1	—	402	165.00	165.00
1	—	537	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	282	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	69.00	69.00
3	—	1,487	61.00–70.00	65.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	782	24.00	24.00
5	—	1,066	49.00–70.00	63.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,814	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,312	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.