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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Aug 11

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

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Feeder Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 9▼ 1 vs year ago 14 · −7.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 52▲ 12 vs year ago 9 · +133.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 10▲ 4 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 $117.80/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$117.80

5 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−15.22

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	570	117.80	671	5thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

117.80

—

WV average5 barns · 115 hd

133.02

−15.22

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	1,702	94.54	1,609	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	67.14	789	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	989	47.26	467	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,224	126.00	1,542	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,306	81.52	1,065	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,209	132.57	1,603	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,435	83.34	1,196	3thin

Every lot

22 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	376	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	264	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	293	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	813	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	796	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	279	105.39/cwt	95.00–115.00	294	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	848	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	763	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	951	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	448	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	336	1
Dairy Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	582	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	320	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,209	132.57/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,603	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,435	83.34/cwt	77.00–91.00	1,196	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,224	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,542	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,306	81.52/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,065	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,702	94.54/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,609	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	850	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	765	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	989	47.26/cwt	40.00–58.50	467	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	62.57/cwt	60.00–66.00	776	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,060	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	805.00/cwt	805.00–805.00	7,648	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,252	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	14,085	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,024	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	5,734	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 Aug 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 13Last week 9Year ago 14

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 52Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 10Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	279	95.00–115.00	105.39
1	—	848	90.00	90.00
1	—	928	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	264	111.00	111.00
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
1	—	724	110.00	110.00
2	—	656	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	442	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	448	75.00	75.00
1	—	582	55.00	55.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,040	775.00	775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	805.00	805.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,252	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,024	560.00	560.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,702	90.00–100.00	94.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,241	60.00–66.00	62.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	989	40.00–58.50	47.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,435	77.00–91.00	83.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,209	129.00–136.00	132.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,306	78.00–85.00	81.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,224	126.00	126.00

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.