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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 22

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 41▼ 13 vs year ago 44 · −29.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 43▲ 47 vs year ago 8 · +587.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 10▼ 44 vs year ago 46 · −95.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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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 $114.46/cwt on 10 head.

Average price

$114.46

10 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$243

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

$25.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.64

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	506	119.64	605	8thin
Small and Medium 1-2	387	93.75	363	2thin

One grade step is worth $25.89/cwt here — about $243 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 sale10 hd

114.46

—

WV average7 barns · 1,048 hd

136.10

−21.64

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	1,783	84.59	1,508	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,407	60.61	852	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,168	56.67	662	32

Every lot

28 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	452	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	599	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	742	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	542	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	737	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	874	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,035	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	886	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	833	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	306	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	306	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	354	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	468	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	410	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	118.37/cwt	117.50–120.00	559	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	653	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	753	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	768	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	282	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	331	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	541	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	560	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	532	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	642	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	594	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,270	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	965	1
Bulls	—	—	1,842	85.22/cwt	80.00–93.00	1,570	5
Bulls	—	—	2,002	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,802	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	926	38.54/cwt	33.00–46.00	357	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,177	57.57/cwt	50.00–62.00	678	25
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,293	64.63/cwt	63.00–67.00	836	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,399	65.51/cwt	64.50–66.50	916	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,408	59.63/cwt	55.00–62.50	840	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	815.00/cwt	815.00–815.00	9,291	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,354	715.00/cwt	715.00–715.00	9,681	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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 31Last week 41Year ago 44

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 43Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 10Year ago 46

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	672	130.00	130.00
2	—	482	154.00	154.00
1	—	734	141.00	141.00
1	—	542	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	452	132.50	132.50
1	—	886	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	322	110.00	110.00
2	—	510	128.00	128.00
3	—	472	117.50–120.00	118.37
1	—	622	121.00	121.00
1	—	668	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	306	100.00	100.00
1	—	468	87.50	87.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	416	130.00	130.00
1	—	480	135.00	135.00
1	—	282	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	95.00	95.00
1	—	642	92.50	92.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,354	715.00	715.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	815.00	815.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,002	90.00	90.00
5	—	1,842	80.00–93.00	85.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,408	55.00–62.50	59.63
2	—	1,399	64.50–66.50	65.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,177	50.00–62.00	57.57
4	—	1,293	63.00–67.00	64.63
3	—	926	33.00–46.00	38.54

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.