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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, May 11

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Apr 27May 11May 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

91 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 88▲ 53 vs year ago 38 · +139.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 18▲ 4 vs year ago 28 · +14.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 5▼ 63 vs year ago 67 · −94.0%

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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 $177.12/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$177.12

58 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$393

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

$45.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.96

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	592	180.27	1,068	54
Medium and Large 2	502	134.50	675	4thin

One grade step is worth $45.77/cwt here — about $393 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 sale58 hd

177.12

—

WV average4 barns · 73 hd

170.15

+6.96

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	1,947	119.17	2,320	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,318	85.57	1,128	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,623	74.90	1,216	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,049	74.80	785	8thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,330	2thin

Every lot

39 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	511	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	417	191.55/cwt	180.00–197.50	799	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	434	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	642	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	490	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	980	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	519	181.87/cwt	175.00–195.00	944	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	523	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	667	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	526	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	710	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	979	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	564	194.77/cwt	177.50–201.00	1,099	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	644	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,191	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	652	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,206	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	718	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,185	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	158.63/cwt	152.50–165.00	1,163	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,179	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	258	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	335	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	488	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	598	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	660	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	729	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	834	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,043	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	242	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	353	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	288	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	420	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	374	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	542	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	424	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	623	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	774	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	507	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	773	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	571	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	845	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	602	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	858	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	814	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,018	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,947	119.17/cwt	115.50–123.00	2,320	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	76.59/cwt	74.00–79.00	784	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	824	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,121	67.74/cwt	67.50–68.00	759	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	837	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,328	89.48/cwt	84.00–96.00	1,188	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,623	74.90/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,216	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,072	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,188	1,360.00/head	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,360	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 May 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 91Last week 88Year ago 38

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 18Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 5Year ago 67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	455	170.00	170.00
3	—	507	152.50	152.50
5	—	571	148.00	148.00
1	—	242	146.00	146.00
5	—	814	125.00	125.00
1	—	374	145.00	145.00
1	—	424	147.00	147.00
2	—	602	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	125.00	125.00
1	—	288	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	733	152.50–165.00	158.63
1	—	332	154.00	154.00
3	—	819	144.00	144.00
1	—	652	185.00	185.00
3	—	529	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	526	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	718	165.00	165.00
8	—	490	200.00	200.00
8	—	564	177.50–201.00	194.77
9	—	519	175.00–195.00	181.87
6	—	644	185.00	185.00
3	—	417	180.00–197.50	191.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	434	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	488	122.50	122.50
1	—	528	125.00	125.00
3	—	620	115.00–120.00	117.50
1	—	258	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	135.00	135.00
1	—	834	125.00	125.00

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	—	1,188	1,360.00	1,360.00

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	1	—	1,072	1,300.00	1,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,947	115.50–123.00	119.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,121	67.50–68.00	67.74
5	—	1,024	74.00–79.00	76.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,268	66.00	66.00
5	—	1,328	84.00–96.00	89.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,623	72.00–79.00	74.90

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.