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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Feb 9

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Jan 26Feb 9Feb 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

83 head

▲ 77 vs last sale 6▲ 78 vs year ago 5 · +1,560.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 14▼ 1 vs year ago 15 · −6.7%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $180.85/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$180.85

48 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$977

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$31.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.66

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	190.13	1,026	34
Medium and Large 2	541	158.31	857	14thin

One grade step is worth $31.81/cwt here — about $169 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 sale48 hd

180.85

—

WV average3 barns · 90 hd

162.18

+18.66

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	2,244	100.00	2,244	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,420	77.49	1,100	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,608	76.50	1,230	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,103	67.38	743	6thin

Every lot

33 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	328	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	476	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	212.20/cwt	212.20–212.20	813	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	402	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	864	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	203.62/cwt	197.50–207.50	886	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	448	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	762	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	462	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	601	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	182.38/cwt	175.00–190.00	883	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,037	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	560	197.51/cwt	197.51–197.51	1,106	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	181.28/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,042	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	634	169.46/cwt	162.50–172.50	1,074	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	662	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	861	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	171.27/cwt	162.50–175.00	1,139	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	712	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	911	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,209	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,130	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	495	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	433	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	660	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	494	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	692	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	694	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	944	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	360	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	513	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	402	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	503	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	442	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	807	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	446	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	814	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	807	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	516	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	903	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,244	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	2,244	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,084	65.16/cwt	61.00–67.00	706	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,196	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	939	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,404	80.17/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,126	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,436	74.80/cwt	74.00–75.50	1,074	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,608	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,230	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 Feb 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 83Last week 6Year ago 5

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 14Year ago 15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,608	76.50	76.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,404	77.00–84.00	80.17
3	—	1,436	74.00–75.50	74.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,196	78.50	78.50
5	—	1,084	61.00–67.00	65.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,244	100.00	100.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	662	130.00	130.00
3	—	383	212.20	212.20
2	—	484	175.00–190.00	182.38
1	—	448	170.00	170.00
5	—	712	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	665	162.50–175.00	171.27
4	—	634	162.50–172.50	169.46
10	—	435	197.50–207.50	203.62
2	—	733	165.00	165.00
3	—	512	202.50	202.50
1	—	766	147.50	147.50
4	—	575	180.00–182.50	181.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	462	130.00	130.00
1	—	328	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	197.51	197.51
4	—	402	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	494	140.00	140.00
1	—	524	132.50	132.50
8	—	609	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	468	172.50	172.50
1	—	442	182.50	182.50
1	—	516	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	142.50	142.50
1	—	402	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	446	182.50	182.50

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.