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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Oct 5

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Sep 21Oct 5Oct 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

119 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 62▲ 48 vs year ago 71 · +67.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 56▼ 28 vs year ago 59 · −47.5%

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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 $160.08/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$160.08

42 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$927

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$66

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

$14.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.47

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	552	164.08	905	30
Medium and Large 1	647	150.06	971	12thin

One grade step is worth $14.02/cwt here — about −$66 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

160.08

—

WV average6 barns · 793 hd

171.55

−11.47

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	1,945	87.76	1,707	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,489	77.00	1,147	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,318	76.00	1,002	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,183	74.48	881	10

Every lot

35 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	611	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	465	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	791	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	828	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	504	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	882	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	881	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	562	173.12/cwt	170.00–175.00	973	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	161.35/cwt	142.50–165.00	912	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	579	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	883	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	147.69/cwt	146.00–152.50	899	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	629	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	849	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,014	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,344	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	359	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	539	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	131.59/cwt	120.00–137.50	491	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	716	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	738	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	788	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	128.89/cwt	119.00–135.00	744	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	586	110.16/cwt	103.00–115.00	646	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	907	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	130.24/cwt	128.00–132.50	1,059	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	910	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,229	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	392	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	666	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	408	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	653	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	163.76/cwt	162.50–165.00	778	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	492	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	738	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,022	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,099	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,945	87.76/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,707	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	69.88/cwt	68.00–72.00	759	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,248	77.54/cwt	76.00–80.00	968	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	980	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,021	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,489	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,147	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 Oct 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 119Last week 62Year ago 71

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 56Year ago 59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	629	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	504	175.00	175.00
11	—	562	170.00–175.00	173.12
2	—	465	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	609	146.00–152.50	147.69
1	—	534	165.00	165.00
2	—	1,014	132.50	132.50
1	—	550	150.00	150.00
1	—	480	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	382	160.00	160.00
6	—	565	142.50–165.00	161.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	579	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	137.50	137.50
3	—	477	150.00	150.00
3	—	359	150.00	150.00
4	—	630	144.00	144.00
2	—	910	135.00	135.00
3	—	445	150.00	150.00
3	—	537	137.50	137.50
4	—	813	128.00–132.50	130.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	586	103.00–115.00	110.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	119.00–135.00	128.89
3	—	373	120.00–137.50	131.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,022	107.50	107.50
1	—	492	150.00	150.00
1	—	408	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	392	170.00	170.00
2	—	475	162.50–165.00	163.76
1	—	550	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,945	83.00–90.00	87.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,086	68.00–72.00	69.88
6	—	1,248	76.00–80.00	77.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,256	78.00	78.00
1	—	1,380	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,489	77.00	77.00

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.