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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Nov 9

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Oct 26Nov 9Nov 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

64 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 72▲ 64 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 64▲ 34 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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $144.62/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$144.62

36 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$19.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.03

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	147.79	793	30
Medium and Large 2	479	128.78	617	6thin

One grade step is worth $19.01/cwt here — about $176 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 sale36 hd

144.62

—

WV average4 barns · 242 hd

135.59

+9.03

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	2,228	83.55	1,861	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,331	68.25	908	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,604	66.71	1,070	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,218	61.77	752	14

Every lot

27 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	204	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	245	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	386	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	502	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	581	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	250	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	340	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	452	120.98/cwt	115.00–122.50	547	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	551	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	647	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	846	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	939	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	292	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	409	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	396	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	618	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	151.57/cwt	145.00–155.00	637	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	464	127.55/cwt	115.00–140.00	592	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	469	165.30/cwt	162.50–167.50	775	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	512	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	704	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	545	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	845	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	855	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	572	120.03/cwt	115.00–125.00	687	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	603	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	832	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	721	114.54/cwt	113.00–117.50	826	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	770	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	839	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,228	83.55/cwt	77.00–90.00	1,861	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	53.19/cwt	48.00–57.00	605	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,243	64.33/cwt	60.00–68.00	800	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	65.38/cwt	63.00–68.00	821	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,314	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	959	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,442	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,024	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,480	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,095	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,636	65.85/cwt	60.00–69.00	1,077	5

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 Nov 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 64Last week 72Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 64Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,256	63.00–68.00	65.38
1	—	1,480	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,243	60.00–68.00	64.33
4	—	1,138	48.00–57.00	53.19
1	—	1,314	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,636	60.00–69.00	65.85
1	—	1,442	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,228	77.00–90.00	83.55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	551	117.50	117.50
5	—	452	115.00–122.50	120.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	846	111.00	111.00
1	—	250	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	292	140.00	140.00
2	—	464	115.00–140.00	127.55
2	—	572	115.00–125.00	120.03
1	—	512	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	721	113.00–117.50	114.54
3	—	396	156.00	156.00
1	—	770	109.00	109.00
8	—	469	162.50–167.50	165.30
7	—	603	138.00	138.00
3	—	420	145.00–155.00	151.57
1	—	570	150.00	150.00
4	—	545	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	386	130.00	130.00
1	—	430	135.00	135.00
1	—	204	120.00	120.00

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.