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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Mar 31

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Mar 17Mar 31Apr 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

108 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 66▲ 39 vs year ago 69 · +56.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 14▲ 4 vs year ago 17 · +23.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 4▲ 38 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 $125.42/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$125.42

54 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$15.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.41

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	129.78	627	39
Medium and Large 2	494	114.09	564	15thin

One grade step is worth $15.69/cwt here — about $63 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 sale54 hd

125.42

—

WV average4 barns · 391 hd

129.83

−4.41

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	1,398	87.50	1,223	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,409	66.73	940	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,320	66.50	878	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	989	55.50	549	2thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	626	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	611	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	640	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	687	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	170.01/cwt	161.00–177.00	816	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	975	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	946	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,002	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	288	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	360	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	118.51/cwt	118.00–119.00	395	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	389	117.74/cwt	115.00–119.00	458	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	133.15/cwt	123.00–140.00	567	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	110.37/cwt	108.00–115.00	471	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	129.90/cwt	125.00–139.00	627	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	502	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	703	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	619	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	734	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	650	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	123.24/cwt	119.00–128.00	779	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	412	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	597	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	803	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	544	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	721	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,398	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,223	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	884	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	486	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,094	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	613	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	65.99/cwt	62.00–68.00	853	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,320	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	878	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,428	73.38/cwt	71.00–74.50	1,048	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,492	56.37/cwt	55.00–58.00	841	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,600	1,675.00/cwt	1,675.00–1,675.00	26,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,145	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,736	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,180	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,980	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,180	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	11,918	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,202	1,042.72/cwt	1,010.00–1,075.00	12,533	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,080	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	11,772	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,135	1,111.41/cwt	1,075.00–1,175.00	12,615	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,253	1,368.86/cwt	1,200.00–1,450.00	17,152	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,315	1,132.21/cwt	1,090.00–1,165.00	14,889	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,340	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	15,745	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,420	1,660.00/cwt	1,660.00–1,660.00	23,572	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,538	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	20,763	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	1,800.82/cwt	1,745.00–1,920.00	21,160	6

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 31, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 108Last week 66Year ago 69

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 14Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 4Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	288	125.00	125.00
18	—	426	123.00–140.00	133.15
2	—	365	120.00	120.00
1	—	560	131.00	131.00
2	—	502	140.00	140.00
9	—	632	119.00–128.00	123.24
6	—	483	125.00–139.00	129.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	118.00–119.00	118.51
3	—	695	110.00	110.00
3	—	389	115.00–119.00	117.74
3	—	427	108.00–115.00	110.37
2	—	578	112.50	112.50
2	—	527	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	156.00	156.00
1	—	382	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	480	161.00–177.00	170.01
3	—	650	150.00	150.00
4	—	722	131.00	131.00
2	—	368	170.00	170.00
5	—	423	162.50	162.50
2	—	771	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	544	132.50	132.50
1	—	412	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	157.50	157.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,428	71.00–74.50	73.38
3	—	1,492	55.00–58.00	56.37
3	—	1,293	62.00–68.00	65.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,094	56.00	56.00
1	—	884	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	66.50	66.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,398	87.50	87.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,010.00	1,010.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,202	1,010.00–1,075.00	1,042.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,025.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,090.00	1,090.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,315	1,090.00–1,165.00	1,132.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,135	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,111.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,340	1,175.00	1,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,420	1,660.00	1,660.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,538	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,253	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,368.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,600	1,675.00	1,675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,175	1,745.00–1,920.00	1,800.82

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.