Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2021-07-21

Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Jul 21

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

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Feeder Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 10▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 32▲ 33 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 0▲ 19 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.91/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$112.91

8 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$69

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

$35.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.10

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	480	126.09	605	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	742	90.93	675	3thin

One grade step is worth $35.16/cwt here — about −$69 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 sale8 hd

112.91

—

WV average5 barns · 134 hd

135.01

−22.10

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	1,661	80.42	1,336	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,368	65.66	898	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	63.00	932	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,202	58.44	702	11

Every lot

34 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	232	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	319	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	139.75/cwt	137.50–142.00	762	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	875	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	937	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	530	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	131.48/cwt	130.00–133.00	648	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	699	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	727	92.65/cwt	85.00–100.00	674	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	772	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	676	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	136.76/cwt	136.00–137.50	577	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	546	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	191	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	701	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	760	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	684	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,661	80.42/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,336	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,096	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	219	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	670	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,227	63.35/cwt	60.00–67.00	777	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,368	65.66/cwt	64.00–69.00	898	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	932	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,004	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,785	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	898	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	8,980	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	945.00/cwt	945.00–945.00	9,214	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,024	866.09/cwt	795.00–925.00	8,869	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,560	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	17,110	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	16,590	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,207	1,526.96/cwt	1,450.00–1,600.00	18,430	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,209	1,316.35/cwt	1,000.00–1,510.00	15,915	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,695	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,274	1,353.53/cwt	1,225.00–1,475.00	17,244	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	1,606.64/cwt	1,500.00–1,800.00	20,565	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	10,332	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,117	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 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 21Last week 10Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 32Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,368	64.00–69.00	65.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	58.00	58.00
1	—	1,096	20.00	20.00
8	—	1,227	60.00–67.00	63.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,661	78.00–82.00	80.42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	634	138.00	138.00
1	—	232	137.50	137.50
2	—	545	137.50–142.00	139.75
1	—	674	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	608	115.00	115.00
1	—	390	125.00	125.00
1	—	416	127.50	127.50
2	—	493	130.00–133.00	131.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	772	87.50	87.50
2	—	727	85.00–100.00	92.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	546	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	584	120.00	120.00
2	—	422	136.00–137.50	136.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	90.00	90.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,274	1,225.00–1,475.00	1,353.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	945.00	945.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,209	1,000.00–1,510.00	1,316.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	898	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,280	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,606.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	1,207	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,526.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,024	795.00–925.00	866.09

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,260	820.00	820.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	716	575.00	575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,004	875.00	875.00

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.