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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 14

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Sep 7Sep 14Sep 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 31▼ 27 vs year ago 41 · −65.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 42▼ 14 vs year ago 43 · −32.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Lighter run than last week for all head and all classes of cattle following yesterday's Feeder Calf Special Sale. No Market Test on Feeders this sale. Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold steady compared to last.

Next Feeder Calf Special Sale Tuesday, September 20 at 9am--Weigh In Monday, September 19, 8am-7pm

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 $147.48/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$147.48

5 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$21.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.42

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	457	151.85	694	4thin
Medium and Large 2	436	130.00	567	1thin

One grade step is worth $21.85/cwt here — about $128 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 sale5 hd

147.48

—

WV average5 barns · 509 hd

159.90

−12.42

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	—	High	1,738	100.50	1,747	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,526	85.63	1,307	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,253	75.43	945	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,169	53.98	631	10

Every lot

17 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	652	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	913	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	436	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	567	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	441	154.13/cwt	147.50–157.50	680	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	506	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	734	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	746	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	644	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	789	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	813	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,648	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,846	1
Bulls	—	—	1,828	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,627	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	740	14.91/cwt	10.00–20.00	110	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	817	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,154	73.14/cwt	70.00–77.00	844	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,258	71.69/cwt	66.00–76.00	902	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,308	50.51/cwt	38.00–57.00	661	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,393	79.07/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,101	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,516	82.70/cwt	79.50–86.00	1,254	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,533	87.58/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,343	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 Sep 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 14Last week 31Year ago 41

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 42Year ago 43

Next Feeder Calf Special Sale Tuesday, September 20 at 9am--Weigh In Monday, September 19, 8am-7pm

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,393	77.00–81.00	79.07
1	—	1,150	71.00	71.00
6	—	1,154	70.00–77.00	73.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	10.00–20.00	14.91
3	—	1,308	38.00–57.00	50.51
5	—	1,258	66.00–76.00	71.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,533	86.00–90.00	87.58
2	—	1,516	79.50–86.00	82.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,648	112.00	112.00
1	—	1,828	89.00	89.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	652	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	436	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	441	147.50–157.50	154.13
1	—	506	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	707	115.00	115.00
1	—	644	122.50	122.50
1	—	506	147.50	147.50

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.