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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Mar 23

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Mar 16Mar 23Mar 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 11▲ 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 23▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 0▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

SPECIAL SALE NEXT WEDNESDAY 3/30/22

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 $145.31/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$145.31

8 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$758

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$54.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.25

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	450	172.50	775	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	594	118.13	701	4thin

One grade step is worth $54.38/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 sale8 hd

145.31

—

WV average4 barns · 76 hd

165.57

−20.25

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	1,979	110.55	2,188	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,529	95.21	1,456	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,318	94.96	1,251	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,189	86.95	1,034	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,370	131.00	1,795	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,161	102.37	1,189	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,375	131.76	1,812	2thin

Every lot

21 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	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	447	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	760	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	452	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	791	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	466	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	617	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	739	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	813	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	136.17/cwt	125.00–147.50	573	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	792	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,375	131.76/cwt	131.00–132.50	1,812	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,161	102.37/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,189	2
Heifers	—	Choice	1,370	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,795	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,979	110.55/cwt	105.00–116.00	2,188	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,185	88.92/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,054	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,196	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	993	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,314	90.58/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,190	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	97.70/cwt	92.50–104.00	1,290	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,464	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,537	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,495	96.18/cwt	91.50–102.00	1,438	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,681	86.94/cwt	84.50–89.50	1,461	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	834	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	626	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	748	557.22/cwt	475.00–625.00	4,168	2

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 Mar 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 17Last week 11Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 23Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 0

SPECIAL SALE NEXT WEDNESDAY 3/30/22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,681	84.50–89.50	86.94
1	—	1,464	105.00	105.00
7	—	1,495	91.50–102.00	96.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,320	92.50–104.00	97.70
5	—	1,314	85.00–95.00	90.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	86.00–92.00	88.92
1	—	1,196	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	131.00–132.50	131.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,161	100.00–105.00	102.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,979	105.00–116.00	110.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	105.00	105.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	834	75.00	75.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	748	475.00–625.00	557.22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	466	132.50	132.50
2	—	739	110.00	110.00
1	—	430	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	447	170.00	170.00
2	—	452	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	125.00–147.50	136.17
3	—	587	135.00	135.00

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.