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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Apr 20

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Apr 13Apr 20Apr 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 34▼ 98 vs year ago 124 · −79.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 48▼ 10 vs year ago 41 · −24.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 4▲ 7 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 $130.34/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$130.34

17 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$14.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.55

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	140.04	689	6thin
Medium and Large 2	428	125.05	535	11thin

One grade step is worth $14.99/cwt here — about $154 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 sale17 hd

130.34

—

WV average6 barns · 1,186 hd

141.89

−11.55

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	1,894	94.05	1,781	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,281	73.19	937	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	72.22	927	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,565	71.62	1,120	4thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,188	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,236	$1,088	2thin

Every lot

30 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	535	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,115	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	852	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,108	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	208	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	281	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	302	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	370	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	388	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	458	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	143.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	607	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	607	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	468	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	515	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	138.71/cwt	132.00–145.00	723	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	536	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	710	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	588	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	735	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	642	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	851	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	717	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	545	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	818	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,894	94.05/cwt	88.00–103.00	1,781	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,132	66.67/cwt	65.00–68.50	755	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	72.22/cwt	70.00–76.00	927	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,300	76.50/cwt	74.00–78.00	995	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,488	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,161	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,264	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	63.74/cwt	60.00–68.00	1,023	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,798	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,546	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,188	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,462	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	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 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 26Last week 34Year ago 124

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 48Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 4Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,283	70.00–76.00	72.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,132	65.00–68.50	66.67
4	—	1,300	74.00–78.00	76.50
1	—	1,798	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,605	60.00–68.00	63.74
1	—	1,560	81.00	81.00
1	—	1,488	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,894	88.00–103.00	94.05

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	521	132.00–145.00	138.71
3	—	423	140.00–145.00	143.43
1	—	642	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	208	135.00	135.00
1	—	302	122.50	122.50
3	—	430	130.00	130.00
1	—	536	132.50	132.50
1	—	588	125.00	125.00
1	—	458	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	110.00	110.00
1	—	388	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	135.00	135.00
2	—	530	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	150.00	150.00
1	—	470	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	382	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	852	130.00	130.00
1	—	676	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,188	1,175.00	1,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,462	1,075.00	1,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,100.00	1,100.00

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.