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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Feb 23

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Feb 16Feb 23Mar 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 14▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 13▲ 22 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.08/cwt on 12 head.

Average price

$164.08

12 head · 688 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,129

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$56

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

$17.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.23

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	598	180.00	1,076	1thin
Medium and Large 1	696	162.63	1,133	11thin

One grade step is worth $17.37/cwt here — about −$56 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 sale12 hd

164.08

—

WV average3 barns · 43 hd

151.85

+12.23

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	1,826	100.63	1,838	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,593	83.33	1,327	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,372	82.27	1,129	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,268	80.42	1,020	7thin

Every lot

26 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 1Thin Fleshed	528	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	871	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	598	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,076	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	634	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,129	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,113	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	725	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,233	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	866	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,130	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	461	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	721	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	138.25/cwt	128.00–148.00	655	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	146.52/cwt	145.00–148.00	759	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	877	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	928	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	304	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	380	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	410	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	605	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	578	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	838	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	840	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	857	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,826	100.63/cwt	86.00–115.50	1,838	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,208	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	882	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,263	81.98/cwt	76.00–85.00	1,035	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	82.03/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,095	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,392	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,058	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,408	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,253	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,426	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,269	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,556	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,400	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,586	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,221	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,636	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,358	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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 37Last week 14Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 13Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	120.00	120.00
1	—	304	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	102.00	102.00
1	—	410	147.50	147.50
1	—	578	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	461	156.50	156.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	474	128.00–148.00	138.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	658	141.00	141.00
2	—	518	145.00–148.00	146.52
4	—	581	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	683	163.00	163.00
2	—	866	130.00–131.00	130.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	598	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	634	178.00	178.00
1	—	528	165.00	165.00
2	—	725	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,826	86.00–115.50	100.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,636	83.00	83.00
1	—	1,556	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,586	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,408	89.00	89.00
4	—	1,263	76.00–85.00	81.98
2	—	1,208	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,426	89.00	89.00
1	—	1,392	76.00	76.00
2	—	1,335	80.00–84.00	82.03

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.