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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Apr 13

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Mar 30Apr 13Apr 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 94 vs last sale 128▼ 90 vs year ago 124 · −72.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 41▲ 7 vs year ago 41 · +17.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 13▲ 4 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 $132.77/cwt on 13 head.

Average price

$132.77

13 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$51

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

$15.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.51

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	436	139.99	611	7thin
Medium and Large 2	532	124.33	662	6thin

One grade step is worth $15.66/cwt here — about −$51 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 sale13 hd

132.77

—

WV average6 barns · 1,078 hd

140.28

−7.51

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	1,835	100.16	1,838	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,313	77.72	1,020	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,548	74.67	1,156	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,200	73.40	881	26

Every lot

32 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	358	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	564	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	161.52/cwt	157.50–167.00	780	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	840	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	461	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	356	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	463	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	416	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	530	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	622	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	464	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	534	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	645	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	683	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	137.98/cwt	136.00–140.00	712	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	871	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	893	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	386	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	531	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	392	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	651	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	142.69/cwt	137.50–148.00	606	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	428	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	674	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	767	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	526	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	631	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	562	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	674	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	606	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	758	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	672	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	672	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	682	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	805	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,835	100.16/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,838	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,104	66.63/cwt	63.00–69.00	736	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	81.35/cwt	80.00–83.00	983	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,226	74.70/cwt	69.00–79.00	916	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,253	81.95/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,027	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,341	76.73/cwt	70.50–81.00	1,029	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,548	74.67/cwt	70.50–78.50	1,156	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,255	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	14,872	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,280	1,410.00/cwt	1,410.00–1,410.00	18,048	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 Apr 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 34Last week 128Year ago 124

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 41Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 13Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	157.00	157.00
3	—	483	157.50–167.00	161.52
1	—	358	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	356	130.00	130.00
1	—	760	117.50	117.50
1	—	720	121.00	121.00
1	—	478	135.00	135.00
1	—	416	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	332	139.00	139.00
1	—	488	140.00	140.00
2	—	516	136.00–140.00	137.98
2	—	435	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	464	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	526	120.00	120.00
1	—	562	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	682	118.00	118.00
1	—	606	125.00	125.00
1	—	386	137.50	137.50
1	—	520	147.50	147.50
2	—	425	137.50–148.00	142.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	428	157.50	157.50
1	—	392	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	672	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,104	63.00–69.00	66.63
2	—	1,253	81.00–83.00	81.95
18	—	1,226	69.00–79.00	74.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,341	70.50–81.00	76.73
3	—	1,208	80.00–83.00	81.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,548	70.50–78.50	74.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,835	95.00–105.00	100.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	1,410.00	1,410.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	1,185.00	1,185.00

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.