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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Oct 12

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Oct 5Oct 12Oct 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

83 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 119▲ 41 vs year ago 42 · +97.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 31▼ 3 vs year ago 75 · −4.0%

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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 $130.95/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$130.95

26 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$14.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.66

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	138.84	679	12thin
Medium and Large 2	474	124.18	588	14thin

One grade step is worth $14.66/cwt here — about $91 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 sale26 hd

130.95

—

WV average5 barns · 839 hd

141.60

−10.66

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	1,969	90.37	1,779	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,537	73.07	1,123	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	71.71	915	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,224	70.42	862	24

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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	346	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	484	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	842	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	547	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	752	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	584	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	861	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	592	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	784	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	612	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	780	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	674	123.83/cwt	120.00–127.50	835	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	687	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,031	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	236	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	326	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	286	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	418	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	141.28/cwt	140.00–142.00	458	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	338	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	431	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	123.17/cwt	120.00–130.00	472	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	511	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	448	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	694	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	695	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	622	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	762	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	658	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	773	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	918	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	788	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	914	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	878	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	957	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	282	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	550	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	355	180.04/cwt	175.00–185.00	639	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	502	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	853	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	554	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	665	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	584	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	818	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	656	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	804	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	772	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	791	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,969	90.37/cwt	85.00–99.00	1,779	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,161	65.47/cwt	62.00–72.00	760	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	68.50/cwt	68.00–69.50	832	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,236	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	976	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,259	73.41/cwt	69.00–78.00	924	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	72.92/cwt	68.00–78.00	947	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,400	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,134	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	72.93/cwt	70.50–79.00	1,134	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,658	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	1,136	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 Oct 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 83Last week 119Year ago 42

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 31Year ago 75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	687	150.00	150.00
2	—	481	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	592	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	674	120.00–127.50	123.83
2	—	547	137.50	137.50
1	—	612	127.50	127.50
1	—	346	140.00	140.00
2	—	584	147.50	147.50
1	—	410	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	286	146.00	146.00
2	—	479	145.00	145.00
4	—	324	140.00–142.00	141.28
4	—	720	127.50	127.50
1	—	448	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	417	122.50	122.50
2	—	658	117.50	117.50
1	—	338	127.50	127.50
1	—	788	116.00	116.00
3	—	236	138.00	138.00
3	—	383	120.00–130.00	123.17
1	—	878	109.00	109.00
1	—	622	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	175.00–185.00	180.04
1	—	282	195.00	195.00
1	—	502	170.00	170.00
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
1	—	584	140.00	140.00
1	—	772	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	554	120.00	120.00
1	—	656	122.50	122.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,298	68.00–78.00	72.92
3	—	1,215	68.00–69.50	68.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,236	79.00	79.00
1	—	1,658	68.50	68.50
10	—	1,555	70.50–79.00	72.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,161	62.00–72.00	65.47
13	—	1,259	69.00–78.00	73.41
1	—	1,400	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,969	85.00–99.00	90.37

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.