Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2021-10-06

Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Oct 6

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Sep 29Oct 6Oct 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

71 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 85▲ 71 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

59 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 44▲ 59 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 1▲ 1 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 $120.15/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$120.15

32 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$16.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.83

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	125.80	596	21
Medium and Large 2	491	109.36	537	11thin

One grade step is worth $16.44/cwt here — about $59 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

120.15

—

WV average7 barns · 1,076 hd

128.98

−8.83

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	—	High	1,730	82.62	1,429	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,387	56.03	777	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,577	54.44	859	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,174	53.93	633	16

Every lot

40 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	334	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	434	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	354	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	443	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	414	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	549	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	147.03/cwt	143.00–148.00	626	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	136.07/cwt	132.00–140.00	656	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	799	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	143.66/cwt	142.50–146.00	891	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	941	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	874	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,084	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	293	108.49/cwt	107.00–110.00	318	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	294	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	359	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	312	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	328	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	331	125.80/cwt	125.00–127.00	416	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	551	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	538	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	129.65/cwt	124.00–135.00	613	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	506	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	511	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	642	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	716	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	583	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	641	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	735	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	739	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	854	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	225	129.70/cwt	125.00–132.00	292	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	321	130.67/cwt	127.00–132.50	419	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	414	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	476	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	137.35/cwt	132.50–142.50	570	4
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 2	780	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	546	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,624	77.80/cwt	70.00–84.00	1,263	5
Bulls	—	—	1,862	88.65/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,651	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	47.12/cwt	43.00–49.00	517	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,244	57.42/cwt	52.00–60.00	714	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,261	66.25/cwt	65.00–67.00	835	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,361	46.65/cwt	42.00–51.00	635	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,379	55.74/cwt	52.00–59.00	769	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,427	61.74/cwt	60.00–65.00	881	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,577	54.44/cwt	50.00–58.00	859	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,975	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 Oct 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 71Last week 85Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 44Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	143.00–148.00	147.03
6	—	620	142.50–146.00	143.66
2	—	482	132.00–140.00	136.07
1	—	520	140.00	140.00
2	—	874	124.00	124.00
2	—	567	141.00	141.00
1	—	738	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	354	125.00	125.00
1	—	414	132.50	132.50
1	—	334	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	432	127.50	127.50
1	—	294	122.00	122.00
3	—	559	128.00	128.00
6	—	473	124.00–135.00	129.65
1	—	518	124.00	124.00
5	—	331	125.00–127.00	125.80
1	—	618	119.00	119.00
2	—	739	115.00–116.00	115.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	583	110.00	110.00
1	—	468	115.00	115.00
1	—	506	101.00	101.00
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
2	—	293	107.00–110.00	108.49
1	—	312	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	130.00	130.00
3	—	321	127.00–132.50	130.67
1	—	414	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	132.50–142.50	137.35
3	—	225	125.00–132.00	129.70

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,158	775.00	775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,379	52.00–59.00	55.74
4	—	1,427	60.00–65.00	61.74
2	—	1,361	42.00–51.00	46.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,577	50.00–58.00	54.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,098	43.00–49.00	47.12
5	—	1,244	52.00–60.00	57.42
3	—	1,261	65.00–67.00	66.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,862	86.00–90.00	88.65
5	—	1,624	70.00–84.00	77.80

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.