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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-28

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

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Jul 21Jul 28Aug 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 21▲ 10 vs year ago 7 · +142.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 33▲ 2 vs year ago 24 · +8.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 19▲ 10 vs year ago 14 · +71.4%

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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 $139.88/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$139.88

4 head · 421 lb average

Value per head Derived

$588

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$7.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.07

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	467	143.50	670	2thin
Medium and Large 2	374	136.25	510	2thin

One grade step is worth $7.25/cwt here — about $161 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 sale4 hd

139.88

—

WV average4 barns · 56 hd

136.80

+3.07

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	1,843	87.55	1,614	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,348	64.40	868	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,107	56.55	626	6thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,310	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,316	$1,499	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,353	2thin

Every lot

20 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 2	298	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	410	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	614	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	608	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	722	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	717	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	691	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	388	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	514	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,843	87.55/cwt	60.00–98.50	1,614	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	551	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,094	62.07/cwt	58.00–66.00	679	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,184	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	474	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	71.56/cwt	71.00–72.00	918	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,327	63.08/cwt	61.00–68.00	837	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,602	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	929	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,190	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,230	1,470.00/head	1,470.00–1,470.00	1,470	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,260	1,455.00/head	1,455.00–1,455.00	1,455	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,310	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,334	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,350	1,587.96/head	1,525.00–1,650.00	1,588	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 Jul 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 17Last week 21Year ago 7

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 33Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 19Year ago 14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	51.00	51.00
1	—	1,184	40.00	40.00
4	—	1,094	58.00–66.00	62.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,283	71.00–72.00	71.56
6	—	1,327	61.00–68.00	63.08
1	—	1,602	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,843	60.00–98.50	87.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,455.00	1,455.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,350	1,525.00–1,650.00	1,587.96

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,334	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	1,470.00	1,470.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	135.00	135.00
1	—	298	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	516	140.00	140.00
1	—	418	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	116.00	116.00
1	—	720	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	388	132.50	132.50

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.