Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2021-10-27

Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Oct 27

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Oct 20Oct 27Nov 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

79 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 75▼ 31 vs year ago 110 · −28.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 52▼ 7 vs year ago 54 · −13.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 16▼ 8 vs year ago 13 · −61.5%

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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 $122.11/cwt on 21 head.

Average price

$122.11

21 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$10.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.41

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	123.07	607	19thin
Medium and Large 2	510	113.00	576	2thin

One grade step is worth $10.07/cwt here — about $31 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 sale21 hd

122.11

—

WV average6 barns · 839 hd

124.52

−2.41

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	1,686	92.00	1,551	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	61.38	794	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	57.99	873	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,205	57.14	689	5thin

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)	1,414	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,088	$800	1thin

Every lot

25 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	433	125.06/cwt	121.00–129.00	542	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	135.35/cwt	132.00–137.00	697	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	121.34/cwt	115.00–123.00	641	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	751	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	772	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	136.19/cwt	132.00–137.50	866	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	308	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	370	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	467	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	126.42/cwt	123.00–127.50	603	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	576	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	122.20/cwt	121.00–124.00	643	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	675	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	642	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	745	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	310	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	381	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	413	120.85/cwt	120.00–122.50	499	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	417	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	546	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	110.88/cwt	110.00–112.50	571	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,686	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,551	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,205	57.14/cwt	53.00–59.00	689	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	58.21/cwt	53.00–60.50	742	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	64.55/cwt	62.00–67.50	848	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	55.65/cwt	50.00–59.00	815	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,624	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,056	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,088	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,414	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 79Last week 75Year ago 110

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 52Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 16Year ago 13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,465	50.00–59.00	55.65
1	—	1,624	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,205	53.00–59.00	57.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,275	53.00–60.50	58.21
4	—	1,313	62.00–67.50	64.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,686	92.00	92.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	120.00–122.50	120.85
2	—	310	123.00	123.00
3	—	515	110.00–112.50	110.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	308	120.00	120.00
8	—	477	123.00–127.50	126.42
1	—	572	118.00	118.00
2	—	642	116.00	116.00
2	—	380	123.00	123.00
5	—	526	121.00–124.00	122.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	582	129.00	129.00
3	—	515	132.00–137.00	135.35
4	—	636	132.00–137.50	136.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	628	123.00	123.00
2	—	433	121.00–129.00	125.06
5	—	528	115.00–123.00	121.34

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)	1	—	1,414	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,088	800.00	800.00

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.