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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Apr 27

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Apr 20Apr 27May 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

88 head

▲ 62 vs last sale 26▲ 31 vs year ago 57 · +54.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 31▼ 23 vs year ago 41 · −56.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 7▼ 13 vs year ago 18 · −72.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Cow Sale Next Wednesday 5/04/2022

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 $151.75/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$151.75

46 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$18.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.97

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	156.15	796	35
Medium and Large 2	476	137.77	655	11thin

One grade step is worth $18.38/cwt here — about $141 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 sale46 hd

151.75

—

WV average7 barns · 654 hd

140.78

+10.97

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	1,672	105.65	1,766	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,434	79.46	1,140	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,241	78.13	969	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,198	65.54	785	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,066	$850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$1,196	4thin

Every lot

34 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	688	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	216.43/cwt	187.50–225.00	939	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	213.75/cwt	190.00–220.00	981	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	152.58/cwt	145.00–160.00	709	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	911	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	686	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	960	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,112	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	386	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	483	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	653	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	127.61/cwt	120.00–135.00	539	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	168.10/cwt	150.00–172.50	748	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	139.22/cwt	135.00–147.50	660	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	491	164.45/cwt	152.50–172.50	807	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	143.76/cwt	132.50–147.50	726	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	798	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	146.89/cwt	130.00–152.50	839	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	651	124.50/cwt	123.00–126.00	810	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	934	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	841	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	274	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	466	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	356	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	748	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	787	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	154.29/cwt	130.00–165.00	818	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,672	105.65/cwt	105.50–106.00	1,766	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,184	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	888	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,200	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	696	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,204	64.58/cwt	63.00–66.00	778	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	79.01/cwt	78.00–80.00	955	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,336	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	1,009	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	82.12/cwt	80.50–83.50	1,146	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	75.46/cwt	74.50–76.50	1,127	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,066	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	1,360.00/head	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,360	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,377	1,141.54/head	975.00–1,330.00	1,142	3

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 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 88Last week 26Year ago 57

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 31Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 7Year ago 18

Special Cow Sale Next Wednesday 5/04/2022

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	390	167.50	167.50
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
10	—	445	150.00–172.50	168.10
2	—	651	123.00–126.00	124.50
8	—	571	130.00–152.50	146.89
1	—	934	90.00	90.00
9	—	491	152.50–172.50	164.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	474	135.00–147.50	139.22
1	—	560	142.50	142.50
4	—	505	132.50–147.50	143.76
2	—	422	120.00–135.00	127.61
1	—	386	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	274	170.00	170.00
2	—	477	165.00	165.00
1	—	356	210.00	210.00
4	—	530	130.00–165.00	154.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	145.00–160.00	152.58
1	—	686	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	434	187.50–225.00	216.43
1	—	372	185.00	185.00
3	—	713	156.00	156.00
5	—	459	190.00–220.00	213.75
1	—	536	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,395	80.50–83.50	82.12
2	—	1,493	74.50–76.50	75.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,209	78.00–80.00	79.01
1	—	1,336	75.50	75.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	58.00	58.00
1	—	1,184	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,204	63.00–66.00	64.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,672	105.50–106.00	105.65

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,066	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	1,360.00	1,360.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,377	975.00–1,330.00	1,141.54

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.