Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2021-04-14

Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Apr 14

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Mar 31Apr 14Apr 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

124 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 108▲ 116 vs year ago 8 · +1,450.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 21▲ 15 vs year ago 26 · +57.7%

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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 $151.34/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$151.34

46 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$887

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$11.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.23

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	596	152.31	907	42
Medium and Large 2	488	141.13	689	4thin

One grade step is worth $11.18/cwt here — about $218 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 sale46 hd

151.34

—

WV average5 barns · 472 hd

146.11

+5.23

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	1,823	87.74	1,600	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,345	69.64	937	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,553	66.60	1,034	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,158	63.98	741	10

Every lot

40 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	456	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	352	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	553	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	157.49/cwt	152.50–160.00	600	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	158.13/cwt	150.00–163.00	674	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	157.56/cwt	153.00–162.00	753	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	157.13/cwt	150.00–165.00	825	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	558	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	879	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	563	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	985	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	928	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	653	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,045	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	694	145.68/cwt	130.00–149.50	1,011	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	716	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	788	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	132.23/cwt	129.00–137.50	1,013	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	914	115.46/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,055	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	342	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	400	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	489	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	422	112.02/cwt	110.00–114.00	473	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	115.17/cwt	113.00–117.50	494	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	549	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	128.58/cwt	126.00–130.00	600	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	571	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	478	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	652	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	128.57/cwt	125.00–133.00	680	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	537	116.77/cwt	110.00–127.50	627	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	556	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	765	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	847	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	762	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	820	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	883	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	366	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	549	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	542	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	772	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	584	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	748	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,823	87.74/cwt	80.00–98.50	1,600	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,002	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	571	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	64.75/cwt	59.00–68.00	761	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	66.53/cwt	64.00–69.00	877	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,366	71.97/cwt	70.00–75.00	983	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,018	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,546	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	959	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	65.66/cwt	65.00–66.00	1,060	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 Apr 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 108Year ago 8

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 21Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	584	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	542	142.50	142.50
1	—	366	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	115.00	115.00
1	—	818	108.00	108.00
5	—	529	125.00–133.00	128.57
1	—	436	126.00	126.00
1	—	376	130.00	130.00
5	—	467	126.00–130.00	128.58
4	—	672	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	429	113.00–117.50	115.17
3	—	537	110.00–127.50	116.77
1	—	680	112.00	112.00
1	—	472	121.00	121.00
1	—	342	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	422	110.00–114.00	112.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	556	137.50	137.50
4	—	478	136.50	136.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	153.00–162.00	157.56
2	—	631	147.00	147.00
5	—	694	130.00–149.50	145.68
2	—	914	111.00–120.00	115.46
6	—	766	129.00–137.50	132.23
8	—	525	150.00–165.00	157.13
5	—	426	150.00–163.00	158.13
3	—	381	152.50–160.00	157.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	563	175.00	175.00
4	—	653	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	352	157.00	157.00
1	—	716	110.00	110.00
1	—	326	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	558	157.50	157.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,823	80.00–98.50	87.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,318	64.00–69.00	66.53
4	—	1,366	70.00–75.00	71.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	74.00	74.00
1	—	1,546	62.00	62.00
3	—	1,615	65.00–66.00	65.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,175	59.00–68.00	64.75
1	—	1,002	57.00	57.00

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.