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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Oct 13

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

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Feeder Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 71▲ 42 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 59▲ 75 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 1▲ 2 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 $106.18/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$106.18

17 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$506

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$52.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.11

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	382	120.42	460	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	516	113.38	585	4thin
Medium 1-2	480	105.00	504	1thin
Medium and Large 1	633	98.00	620	2thin
Medium 3	374	92.50	346	1thin
Medium 2	420	90.00	378	1thin
Medium and Large 3-4	642	77.50	498	1thin
Medium and Large 3	568	68.00	386	1thin

One grade step is worth $52.42/cwt here — about $74 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 sale17 hd

106.18

—

WV average6 barns · 1,303 hd

132.28

−26.11

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	1,478	73.90	1,092	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,287	51.23	659	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,177	44.34	522	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,443	41.67	601	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,133	119.55	1,355	4thin

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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	752	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	149.24/cwt	149.00–150.00	792	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	787	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	135.01/cwt	134.00–136.00	838	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	675	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	1,018	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	738	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	322	103.33/cwt	90.00–120.00	333	3
Heifers	—	Medium 3	374	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	346	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	420	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	378	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	442	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	608	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	480	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	504	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	113.38/cwt	112.00–117.50	585	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	568	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	386	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	620	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3-4	642	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	498	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	569	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	424	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	562	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	480	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	677	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	538	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	619	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	552	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	497	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	614	93.78/cwt	93.00–96.00	576	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	715	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	601	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	338	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	189	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 3-4	410	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	267	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 4	432	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	212	1
Dairy Steers	—	Medium 4	626	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	438	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,133	119.55/cwt	110.00–128.00	1,355	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,478	73.90/cwt	55.00–85.00	1,092	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,083	38.30/cwt	37.00–39.50	415	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	32.43/cwt	22.00–45.00	360	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,196	47.74/cwt	40.50–53.50	571	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,299	52.01/cwt	45.00–61.00	676	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,348	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	607	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,632	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	571	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,212	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	12,241	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,116	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,602	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 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 42Last week 71Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 59Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	642	77.50	77.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	442	137.50	137.50
3	—	322	90.00–120.00	103.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	112.00–117.50	113.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	374	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	568	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	626	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	432	49.00	49.00
1	—	338	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	138.00	138.00
2	—	621	134.00–136.00	135.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,018	72.50	72.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	476	158.00	158.00
4	—	531	149.00–150.00	149.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	84.00	84.00
1	—	424	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	552	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	538	115.00	115.00
4	—	614	93.00–96.00	93.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	146.00	146.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,212	1,010.00	1,010.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,116	950.00	950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,478	55.00–85.00	73.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	37.00–39.50	38.30
33	—	1,299	45.00–61.00	52.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,348	45.00	45.00
1	—	1,632	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,196	40.50–53.50	47.74
6	—	1,110	22.00–45.00	32.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,133	110.00–128.00	119.55

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.