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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Dec 15

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Dec 1Dec 15Jan 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 324 vs last sale 367▲ 20 vs year ago 23 · +87.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 46▲ 34 vs year ago 5 · +680.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 9▲ 8 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 $120.36/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$120.36

23 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$0

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 2-3

$23.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.02

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	477	123.95	592	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	472	120.25	568	6thin
Small and Medium 1-2	577	117.75	679	2thin
Small and Medium 2-3	592	100.00	592	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.95/cwt here — about −$0 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 sale23 hd

120.36

—

WV average5 barns · 287 hd

129.38

−9.02

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	2,361	78.90	1,863	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,408	59.26	835	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,719	57.76	993	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,199	49.38	592	15

Every lot

41 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	342	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	465	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	574	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	735	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	608	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	778	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	858	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	704	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	957	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	302	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	356	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	352	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	422	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	541	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	539	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	593	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	504	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	595	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	122.87/cwt	120.00–126.00	654	5
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	554	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	651	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	600	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	708	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	634	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	571	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	696	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	814	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	258	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	325	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 2-3	374	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	411	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	447	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	637	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	602	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	532	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	527	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	548	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	699	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	552	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	704	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	751	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 2-3	688	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	544	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	716	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	788	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	904	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	723	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,361	78.90/cwt	70.00–85.50	1,863	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	51.06/cwt	48.00–55.00	546	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,241	40.92/cwt	37.00–44.00	508	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,255	62.50/cwt	59.50–64.00	784	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,368	57.88/cwt	56.00–59.50	792	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,482	61.80/cwt	60.00–64.50	916	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,719	57.76/cwt	57.50–58.00	993	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	916	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	9,801	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,066	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,863	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	6,726	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,244	715.00/cwt	715.00–715.00	8,895	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	11,440	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	750	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	3,488	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 Dec 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 43Last week 367Year ago 23

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 46Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 9Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	532	99.00	99.00
1	—	904	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	552	125.00–130.00	127.50
1	—	548	127.50	127.50
1	—	626	120.00	120.00
2	—	258	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	447	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	374	110.00	110.00
1	—	688	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	114.00	114.00
1	—	716	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	574	128.00	128.00
1	—	342	136.00	136.00
1	—	608	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	704	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	504	118.00	118.00
3	—	440	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	132.00	132.00
1	—	352	120.00	120.00
1	—	302	118.00	118.00
2	—	482	123.00	123.00
1	—	696	117.00	117.00
5	—	532	120.00–126.00	122.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	118.00	118.00
1	—	554	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
1	—	634	90.00	90.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	916	1,070.00	1,070.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,244	715.00	715.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	880.00	880.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	590.00	590.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,066	550.00	550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	465.00	465.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,361	70.00–85.50	78.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,368	56.00–59.50	57.88
6	—	1,482	60.00–64.50	61.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,719	57.50–58.00	57.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,069	48.00–55.00	51.06
4	—	1,255	59.50–64.00	62.50
7	—	1,241	37.00–44.00	40.92

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.