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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 15

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 22▼ 3 vs year ago 44 · −6.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 21▼ 38 vs year ago 81 · −46.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 0▲ 5 vs year ago 5 · +100.0%

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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 $113.53/cwt on 18 head.

Average price

$113.53

18 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$427

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

$60.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.84

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	526	125.64	661	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	425	118.76	505	2thin
Small and Medium 2-3	786	112.50	884	4thin
Small and Medium 1-2	532	102.88	547	4thin
Large 2-3	360	65.00	234	1thin

One grade step is worth $60.64/cwt here — about $427 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 sale18 hd

113.53

—

WV average6 barns · 686 hd

135.37

−21.84

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	1,558	84.25	1,313	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,352	66.97	905	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,177	60.11	707	20
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,052	91.98	968	2thin

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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,191	$884	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	985	$880	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	998	$665	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,142	$1,190	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,078	$1,084	3thin

Every lot

36 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	404	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	495	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	141.48/cwt	132.50–150.00	739	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	808	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	637	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	685	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	656	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	738	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	324	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	275	1
Heifers	—	Large 2-3	360	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	234	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	362	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	371	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	530	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	118.76/cwt	117.50–120.00	505	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	659	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	743	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	687	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	772	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	957	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	786	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	884	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 2-3	308	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	185	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	314	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	314	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	149.20/cwt	147.50–150.00	713	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 2-3	550	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	330	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	801	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	728	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,052	91.98/cwt	87.50–97.50	968	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,558	84.25/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,313	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,094	49.87/cwt	40.00–55.50	546	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,184	62.23/cwt	58.00–64.50	737	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,241	66.76/cwt	65.00–69.50	828	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	72.09/cwt	70.00–75.00	948	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,368	64.69/cwt	58.50–68.00	885	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	880.00/head	880.00–880.00	880	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	998	664.95/head	660.00–670.00	665	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,191	884.34/head	800.00–950.00	884	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,024	1,043.87/head	1,025.00–1,060.00	1,044	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,142	1,190.00/head	1,190.00–1,190.00	1,190	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,185	1,165.00/head	1,165.00–1,165.00	1,165	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 Sep 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 41Last week 22Year ago 44

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 21Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	577	140.00	140.00
1	—	404	122.50	122.50
2	—	522	132.50–150.00	141.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	656	112.50	112.50
2	—	637	105.00–110.00	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	128.00	128.00
1	—	400	132.50	132.50
1	—	576	129.00	129.00
1	—	648	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	117.50–120.00	118.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	324	85.00	85.00
1	—	362	102.50	102.50
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
1	—	772	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	786	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	120.00	120.00
1	—	314	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	308	60.00	60.00
1	—	550	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	562	142.50	142.50
3	—	478	147.50–150.00	149.20
1	—	662	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,052	87.50–97.50	91.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,094	40.00–55.50	49.87
7	—	1,241	65.00–69.50	66.76
7	—	1,184	58.00–64.50	62.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,315	70.00–75.00	72.09
9	—	1,368	58.50–68.00	64.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,558	80.00–89.00	84.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,191	800.00–950.00	884.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	880.00	880.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	998	660.00–670.00	664.95

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	1,024	1,025.00–1,060.00	1,043.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,165.00	1,165.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,142	1,190.00	1,190.00

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.