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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, May 18

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

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Feeder Cattle receipts

63 head

▲ 63 vs last sale 0▲ 63 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 0▲ 31 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 $157.48/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$157.48

42 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$893

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$33.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.63

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	163.10	917	35
Medium and Large 2	592	129.36	766	7thin

One grade step is worth $33.74/cwt here — about $151 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 sale42 hd

157.48

—

WV average4 barns · 247 hd

146.85

+10.63

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	1,528	116.69	1,783	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,102	97.31	1,072	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,569	89.64	1,406	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,114	86.62	965	10

Every lot

23 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	496	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	873	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	887	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	598	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,002	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,036	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	672	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,136	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,152	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	707	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,103	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	595	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	788	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	750	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	162.54/cwt	149.00–165.00	902	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	594	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	659	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	705	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,010	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	638	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	861	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	663	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	895	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,528	116.69/cwt	105.00–128.00	1,783	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,052	102.47/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,078	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,104	89.80/cwt	80.00–97.00	991	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	96.47/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,076	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,206	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	699	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	998	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,569	89.64/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,406	2

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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 63Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,248	80.00	80.00
4	—	1,052	99.00–105.00	102.47
4	—	1,115	95.00–98.00	96.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,206	58.00	58.00
9	—	1,104	80.00–97.00	89.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,569	86.00–93.00	89.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,528	105.00–128.00	116.69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	707	156.00	156.00
3	—	496	176.00	176.00
1	—	690	167.00	167.00
1	—	628	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	672	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	522	170.00	170.00
2	—	598	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	458	130.00	130.00
2	—	663	135.00	135.00
1	—	528	142.00	142.00
1	—	638	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	117.50	117.50
1	—	594	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	555	149.00–165.00	162.54
3	—	485	162.50	162.50
8	—	612	165.00	165.00

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.