Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2021-07-14

Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-14

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

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Jun 23Jul 14Jul 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 7▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 27▲ 32 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.00/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$137.00

5 head · 391 lb average

Value per head Derived

$536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 2-3

$18.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.87

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	387	143.33	554	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	454	130.00	590	1thin
Small and Medium 2-3	342	125.00	428	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.33/cwt here — about $127 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 sale5 hd

137.00

—

WV average4 barns · 89 hd

136.13

+0.87

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	—	High	1,816	92.69	1,683	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,604	79.50	1,275	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,328	74.31	987	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,190	69.93	832	10

Every lot

14 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 1-2	278	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	375	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	342	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	428	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	568	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	454	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	590	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	704	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	598	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,741	88.59/cwt	85.50–90.50	1,542	3
Bulls	—	—	2,040	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	2,142	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	649	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,177	65.65/cwt	61.50–69.50	773	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,231	77.88/cwt	76.00–79.50	959	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,307	67.48/cwt	65.50–69.50	882	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,342	78.86/cwt	75.00–86.50	1,058	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,604	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	1,275	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 Jul 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 10Last week 7Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 27Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,177	61.50–69.50	65.65
1	—	1,090	59.50	59.50
4	—	1,231	76.00–79.50	77.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,342	75.00–86.50	78.86
6	—	1,307	65.50–69.50	67.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,604	79.50	79.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,040	105.00	105.00
3	—	1,741	85.50–90.50	88.59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	278	135.00	135.00
1	—	490	150.00	150.00
1	—	392	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	342	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	454	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	704	85.00	85.00

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.