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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, May 19

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← May 5May 19Jun 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

81 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 38▼ 24 vs year ago 105 · −22.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 28▲ 10 vs year ago 21 · +47.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 67▼ 7 vs year ago 14 · −50.0%

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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 $145.72/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$145.72

44 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$859

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$8.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.86

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	589	147.95	872	32
Medium and Large 2	590	139.76	825	12thin

One grade step is worth $8.19/cwt here — about $47 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 sale44 hd

145.72

—

WV average6 barns · 209 hd

129.86

+15.86

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	1,943	107.10	2,081	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,365	78.92	1,077	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,624	69.00	1,121	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,189	66.18	787	13

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$995	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,053	$700	2thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	442	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	641	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	443	154.36/cwt	150.00–157.50	684	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	769	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	149.49/cwt	145.00–155.00	768	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	760	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	910	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	144.18/cwt	140.00–145.00	913	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	677	134.92/cwt	132.50–140.00	913	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	692	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	976	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	764	131.20/cwt	122.50–140.00	1,002	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	912	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,058	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,014	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,115	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	278	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	361	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	446	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	392	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	416	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	543	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	619	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	111.73/cwt	103.00–121.00	590	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	694	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	108.71/cwt	104.00–111.00	625	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	749	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	788	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	776	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	737	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	519	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	688	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	550	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	594	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	623	112.30/cwt	95.00–130.00	700	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	662	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	894	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	804	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	804	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	914	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	845	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	924	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,040	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,943	107.10/cwt	95.00–114.00	2,081	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,066	51.90/cwt	47.00–56.00	553	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,168	66.78/cwt	61.00–72.00	780	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	73.39/cwt	72.00–75.00	893	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,313	75.99/cwt	75.00–78.00	998	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,439	81.68/cwt	75.00–87.00	1,175	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,624	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,121	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	1,046	690.00/head	690.00–690.00	690	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,060	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,210	995.00/head	995.00–995.00	995	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	764	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	642	4

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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 81Last week 38Year ago 105

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 28Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 67Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	662	135.00	135.00
1	—	804	100.00	100.00
1	—	924	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	108.00	108.00
2	—	519	132.50	132.50
2	—	623	95.00–130.00	112.30
1	—	914	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	144.00	144.00
3	—	677	132.50–140.00	134.92
2	—	764	122.50–140.00	131.20
2	—	442	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	633	140.00–145.00	144.18
5	—	692	141.00	141.00
1	—	912	116.00	116.00
1	—	1,014	110.00	110.00
2	—	488	157.50	157.50
4	—	443	150.00–157.50	154.36
8	—	514	145.00–155.00	149.49
5	—	562	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	103.00–121.00	111.73
1	—	392	106.00	106.00
1	—	426	127.50	127.50
1	—	776	95.00	95.00
3	—	575	104.00–111.00	108.71
1	—	278	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	324	137.50	137.50
2	—	467	132.50	132.50
3	—	657	120.00	120.00
5	—	614	122.00	122.00
1	—	560	124.00	124.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,046	690.00	690.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	710.00	710.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	995.00	995.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	764	84.00	84.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,943	95.00–114.00	107.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,217	72.00–75.00	73.39
4	—	1,439	75.00–87.00	81.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,624	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,168	61.00–72.00	66.78
3	—	1,066	47.00–56.00	51.90
4	—	1,313	75.00–78.00	75.99

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.