Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2021-05-05

Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, May 5

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Apr 28May 5May 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 57▲ 4 vs year ago 34 · +11.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 41▲ 17 vs year ago 11 · +154.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

67 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 18▲ 50 vs year ago 17 · +294.1%

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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 $161.47/cwt on 16 head.

Average price

$161.47

16 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$765

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$88

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

$14.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+32.87

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	454	164.26	746	13thin
Medium and Large 2	558	149.36	833	3thin

One grade step is worth $14.90/cwt here — about −$88 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 sale16 hd

161.47

—

WV average6 barns · 140 hd

128.60

+32.87

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	1,869	99.52	1,860	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,330	69.69	927	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	63.76	705	2thin

Every lot

27 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	155.50/cwt	155.00–158.00	672	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	462	172.07/cwt	170.00–172.50	795	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	151.54/cwt	150.00–153.00	791	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	538	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	915	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	914	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	451	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	576	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	733	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	740	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	942	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	807	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	706	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	918	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	836	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,195	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	888	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	977	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	364	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	491	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,869	99.52/cwt	90.00–111.00	1,860	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	63.76/cwt	62.50–65.00	705	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,302	68.16/cwt	64.50–70.00	887	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,413	74.27/cwt	73.00–75.50	1,049	2
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,251	2,264.07/cwt	2,075.00–2,425.00	28,324	10
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,388	2,475.00/cwt	2,475.00–2,475.00	34,353	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,252	1,265.00/cwt	1,265.00–1,265.00	15,838	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,368	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	21,888	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,546	1,570.00/cwt	1,570.00–1,570.00	24,272	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,586	1,561.74/cwt	1,540.00–1,610.00	24,769	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,644	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	22,605	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,664	1,669.22/cwt	1,530.00–1,800.00	27,776	2

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 May 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 38Last week 57Year ago 34

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 41Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 18Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	432	155.00–158.00	155.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	462	170.00–172.50	172.07
1	—	538	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	522	150.00–153.00	151.54
1	—	630	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	574	129.00	129.00
1	—	888	110.00	110.00
1	—	836	143.00	143.00
3	—	533	137.50	137.50
2	—	645	146.00	146.00
1	—	706	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	117.00	117.00
1	—	370	122.00	122.00
2	—	476	120.00–122.00	120.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	364	135.00	135.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,388	2,475.00	2,475.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,251	2,075.00–2,425.00	2,264.07

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	—	1,546	1,570.00	1,570.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,586	1,540.00–1,610.00	1,561.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,664	1,530.00–1,800.00	1,669.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,644	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,368	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,252	1,265.00	1,265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,302	64.50–70.00	68.16
2	—	1,413	73.00–75.50	74.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	62.50–65.00	63.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,869	90.00–111.00	99.52

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.