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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 29

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Sep 22Sep 29Oct 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

85 head

▲ 54 vs last sale 31▲ 29 vs year ago 56 · +51.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 55▲ 26 vs year ago 18 · +144.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 2▼ 5 vs year ago 6 · −83.3%

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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 $125.02/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$125.02

32 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$383

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

$57.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.81

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	131.77	740	21
Medium and Large 2	489	125.89	616	6thin
Small and Medium 1	545	110.00	599	3thin
Small and Medium 2	482	74.00	357	2thin

One grade step is worth $57.77/cwt here — about $383 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 sale32 hd

125.02

—

WV average5 barns · 228 hd

127.83

−2.81

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	1,852	90.79	1,681	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,332	59.02	786	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,205	55.34	667	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,683	53.68	904	18
Steers	Choice	Average	1,550	90.00	1,395	1thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	451	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	393	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	613	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	583	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	414	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	604	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	702	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	783	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	820	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1	568	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	682	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	896	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	886	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,112	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	874	112.43/cwt	110.00–115.00	983	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	240	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	269	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1	336	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	339	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	431	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	116.75/cwt	116.00–117.50	510	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1	450	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	416	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	557	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2	484	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	431	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	492	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	561	3
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2	506	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	455	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	117.76/cwt	117.50–118.00	616	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	120.01/cwt	117.00–121.00	690	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	117.00/cwt	114.00–120.00	720	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	106.01/cwt	105.00–108.00	673	3
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1	740	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	759	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1	304	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	365	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	410	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	461	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1	430	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	495	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	440	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	638	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 2	462	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	337	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	467	131.26/cwt	130.00–132.50	613	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	144.80/cwt	142.00–147.50	681	4
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 2	502	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	377	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	741	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	126.78/cwt	120.00–130.00	672	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	583	127.29/cwt	125.00–131.00	742	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	668	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	802	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	814	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	814	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1	900	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	855	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	970	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	805	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,550	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,395	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,825	96.15/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,755	2
Bulls	—	—	1,879	85.43/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,605	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	50.38/cwt	48.50–52.50	553	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	616	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,251	57.46/cwt	51.50–64.50	719	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,357	60.19/cwt	56.00–65.00	817	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,368	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	663	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,702	53.98/cwt	47.50–58.00	919	17
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	7,784	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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 85Last week 31Year ago 56

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 55Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	156.00	156.00
1	—	640	140.00	140.00
1	—	656	135.00	135.00
2	—	536	146.00	146.00
4	—	830	134.00	134.00
2	—	468	150.00	150.00
1	—	550	149.00	149.00
2	—	874	110.00–115.00	112.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	147.50	147.50
1	—	340	132.50	132.50
1	—	414	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	568	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	120.00	120.00
4	—	470	142.00–147.50	144.80
1	—	668	120.00	120.00
1	—	814	100.00	100.00
2	—	370	150.00	150.00
1	—	440	145.00	145.00
3	—	518	143.00	143.00
1	—	970	83.00	83.00
7	—	583	125.00–131.00	127.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	95.00	95.00
1	—	430	115.00	115.00
1	—	304	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	462	73.00	73.00
1	—	502	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	120.00–130.00	126.78
1	—	410	112.50	112.50
2	—	467	130.00–132.50	131.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	484	89.00	89.00
1	—	506	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	437	116.00–117.50	116.75
5	—	575	117.00–121.00	120.01
2	—	615	114.00–120.00	117.00
1	—	240	112.00	112.00
2	—	523	117.50–118.00	117.76
2	—	464	120.00	120.00
2	—	345	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	336	101.00	101.00
1	—	740	102.50	102.50
1	—	450	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	492	114.00	114.00
3	—	635	105.00–108.00	106.01

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	695.00	695.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,879	84.00–87.00	85.43
2	—	1,825	94.00–98.00	96.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,184	52.00	52.00
6	—	1,357	56.00–65.00	60.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,702	47.50–58.00	53.98
1	—	1,368	48.50	48.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,251	51.50–64.50	57.46
3	—	1,098	48.50–52.50	50.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	90.00	90.00

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.