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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Mar 30

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Mar 23Mar 30Apr 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

128 head

▲ 111 vs last sale 17▲ 20 vs year ago 108 · +18.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 35▲ 20 vs year ago 21 · +95.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 5▼ 25 vs year ago 38 · −65.8%

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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 $166.31/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$166.31

50 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$312

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

$27.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.96

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	597	171.74	1,026	40
Medium and Large 2	494	144.62	714	10thin

One grade step is worth $27.12/cwt here — about $312 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 sale50 hd

166.31

—

WV average4 barns · 215 hd

170.28

−3.96

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	1,834	113.00	2,072	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,342	88.07	1,182	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,511	85.00	1,285	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,295	84.62	1,096	15

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	958	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,008	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,028	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,158	$1,271	5

Every lot

56 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	306	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	459	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	369	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	535	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	184.19/cwt	170.00–200.00	685	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	824	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	141.60/cwt	125.00–150.00	630	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	176.01/cwt	162.50–195.00	843	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	504	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	983	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	539	148.47/cwt	135.00–155.00	800	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	192.60/cwt	177.50–197.50	1,119	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	584	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	847	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	648	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,121	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	664	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	936	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	739	149.57/cwt	135.00–151.00	1,105	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,073	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	806	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,108	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	296	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	340	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	336	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	370	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	143.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	552	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	572	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	605	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	440	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	651	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	752	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	524	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	776	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	147.92/cwt	147.50–150.00	852	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	749	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	135.65/cwt	130.00–140.00	895	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	688	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	798	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	713	116.89/cwt	114.00–122.50	833	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	738	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	775	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	739	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	902	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	842	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	926	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	433	196.58/cwt	175.00–200.00	851	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	446	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	580	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	526	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	828	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	532	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	785	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	587	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	807	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	656	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	794	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	696	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	724	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,834	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,072	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,263	87.35/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,103	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,268	75.23/cwt	74.00–77.00	954	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,312	95.75/cwt	93.00–102.00	1,256	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,342	87.19/cwt	84.00–90.50	1,170	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,377	92.27/cwt	90.50–95.00	1,271	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,416	71.51/cwt	70.50–72.50	1,013	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,504	82.79/cwt	80.50–85.50	1,245	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,506	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	1,182	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,532	93.78/cwt	91.50–96.00	1,437	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	958	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,008	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,028	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,135	1,203.61/head	1,150.00–1,320.00	1,204	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,178	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,206	1,320.00/head	1,320.00–1,320.00	1,320	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,250	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	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 Mar 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 128Last week 17Year ago 108

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 35Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 5Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	479	162.50–195.00	176.01
8	—	581	177.50–197.50	192.60
11	—	739	135.00–151.00	149.57
1	—	306	150.00	150.00
2	—	372	170.00–200.00	184.19
3	—	648	173.00	173.00
2	—	806	137.50	137.50
2	—	412	200.00	200.00
1	—	795	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	584	145.00	145.00
2	—	369	145.00	145.00
3	—	445	125.00–150.00	141.60
1	—	664	141.00	141.00
3	—	539	135.00–155.00	148.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	504	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	576	147.50–150.00	147.92
2	—	432	140.00	140.00
2	—	522	144.00	144.00
7	—	739	122.00	122.00
1	—	450	145.00	145.00
7	—	660	130.00–140.00	135.65
3	—	385	140.00–145.00	143.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	336	110.00	110.00
1	—	424	135.00	135.00
1	—	624	120.00	120.00
1	—	688	116.00	116.00
3	—	713	114.00–122.50	116.89
1	—	296	115.00	115.00
1	—	842	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	148.00	148.00
4	—	524	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	738	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	656	121.00	121.00
1	—	446	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	696	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	147.50	147.50
3	—	587	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	433	175.00–200.00	196.58
3	—	526	157.50	157.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,342	84.00–90.50	87.19
5	—	1,312	93.00–102.00	95.75
2	—	1,416	70.50–72.50	71.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,506	78.50	78.50
2	—	1,532	91.50–96.00	93.78
5	—	1,504	80.50–85.50	82.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,268	74.00–77.00	75.23
4	—	1,377	90.50–95.00	92.27
6	—	1,263	86.00–90.00	87.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,834	113.00	113.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,178	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	958	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,008	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,206	1,320.00	1,320.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,135	1,150.00–1,320.00	1,203.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,028	1,375.00	1,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,000.00	1,000.00

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.