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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Apr 28

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Apr 14Apr 28May 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

57 head

▼ 67 vs last sale 124▼ 12 vs year ago 69 · −17.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 41▲ 23 vs year ago 18 · +127.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 0▼ 44 vs year ago 62 · −71.0%

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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 $157.01/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$157.01

37 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$866

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$28.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.84

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	164.85	907	27
Medium and Large 2	556	135.85	755	10thin

One grade step is worth $28.99/cwt here — about $152 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 sale37 hd

157.01

—

WV average6 barns · 320 hd

147.17

+9.84

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	1,699	91.84	1,560	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,351	74.30	1,004	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,179	66.13	780	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,528	63.21	966	5thin

Every lot

35 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 1Thin Fleshed	262	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	603	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	673	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	392	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	510	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	143.08/cwt	132.50–153.00	681	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	167.71/cwt	160.00–169.00	892	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	164.14/cwt	159.00–171.00	919	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	801	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	151.48/cwt	148.00–157.00	939	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	671	126.11/cwt	115.00–137.00	846	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	778	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	965	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	494	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	679	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	574	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	684	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	739	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	800	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	814	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	564	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	592	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,699	91.84/cwt	79.00–104.00	1,560	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	378	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,111	56.62/cwt	54.00–59.00	629	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,193	66.50/cwt	60.00–70.50	793	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,254	75.41/cwt	74.00–76.00	946	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,349	80.59/cwt	75.00–87.00	1,087	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,352	68.84/cwt	65.00–74.00	931	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,364	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	859	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,479	68.51/cwt	67.00–70.00	1,013	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,504	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	1,045	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	54.76/cwt	54.00–55.50	871	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,090	943.67/cwt	900.00–985.00	10,286	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,124	815.00/cwt	815.00–815.00	9,161	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,136	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	10,054	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,310	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	12,314	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	1,134	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,639	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,224	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,076	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 Apr 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 57Last week 124Year ago 69

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 41Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 0Year ago 62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	392	130.00	130.00
2	—	671	115.00–137.00	126.11
1	—	778	124.00	124.00
4	—	476	132.50–153.00	143.08
2	—	572	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	372	181.00	181.00
7	—	620	148.00–157.00	151.48
11	—	560	159.00–171.00	164.14
7	—	532	160.00–169.00	167.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	262	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	684	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	102.50	102.50
1	—	780	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	494	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	564	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	158.00	158.00
1	—	550	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,090	900.00–985.00	943.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	940.00	940.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,136	885.00	885.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,124	815.00	815.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,224	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,134	850.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,504	69.50	69.50
2	—	1,479	67.00–70.00	68.51
2	—	1,590	54.00–55.50	54.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,193	60.00–70.50	66.50
1	—	860	44.00	44.00
2	—	1,111	54.00–59.00	56.62
4	—	1,254	74.00–76.00	75.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,364	63.00	63.00
6	—	1,352	65.00–74.00	68.84
7	—	1,349	75.00–87.00	80.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,699	79.00–104.00	91.84

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.