Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2021-09-08

Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 8

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Aug 25Sep 8Sep 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 14▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 8▼ 110 vs year ago 131 · −84.0%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $123.93/cwt on 7 head.

Average price

$123.93

7 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$12.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.94

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	582	127.50	742	5thin
Medium and Large 2	537	115.00	618	2thin

One grade step is worth $12.50/cwt here — about $124 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 sale7 hd

123.93

—

WV average5 barns · 152 hd

131.87

−7.94

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	1,909	92.86	1,773	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	65.53	809	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,131	58.35	660	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	56.28	838	4thin

Every lot

19 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	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	866	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	996	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	994	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,074	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	515	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	552	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	607	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	769	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	438	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	526	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	646	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	769	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	757	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	636	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	700	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,909	92.86/cwt	86.00–101.00	1,773	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,114	53.74/cwt	44.50–59.50	599	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	64.11/cwt	62.00–66.00	739	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	65.53/cwt	63.00–67.00	809	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	906	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,503	54.20/cwt	48.00–59.00	815	3

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 Sep 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 22Last week 14Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 8Year ago 131

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	628	122.50	122.50
1	—	430	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	468	110.00	110.00
1	—	552	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	994	108.00	108.00
1	—	866	115.00	115.00
1	—	690	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	132.50	132.50
1	—	618	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	636	110.00	110.00
1	—	438	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,909	86.00–101.00	92.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,114	44.50–59.50	53.74
4	—	1,153	62.00–66.00	64.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,235	63.00–67.00	65.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	62.50	62.50
3	—	1,503	48.00–59.00	54.20

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.