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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Feb 8

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Feb 1Feb 8Feb 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 0▼ 51 vs year ago 83 · −61.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

53 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 39▲ 39 vs year ago 14 · +278.6%

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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 $133.75/cwt on 12 head.

Average price

$133.75

12 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$23.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.52

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	143.43	788	7thin
Medium and Large 2	550	120.20	661	5thin

One grade step is worth $23.23/cwt here — about $127 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 sale12 hd

133.75

—

WV average4 barns · 77 hd

144.27

−10.52

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	1,870	107.92	2,018	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,356	84.21	1,142	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,539	82.30	1,267	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,176	79.38	933	29

Every lot

21 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 · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	411	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	657	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	452	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	554	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	584	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	642	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	674	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	782	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	916	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	728	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	874	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	308	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	354	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	408	135.05/cwt	125.00–145.00	551	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	528	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	911	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	536	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	643	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	660	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	842	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,870	107.92/cwt	107.00–109.00	2,018	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,119	70.24/cwt	60.00–74.00	786	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,182	81.34/cwt	75.00–89.00	961	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,289	92.03/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,186	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,328	80.51/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,069	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,470	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,455	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,492	87.85/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,311	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,497	77.38/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,158	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,599	81.89/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,309	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 Feb 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 32Last week 0Year ago 83

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 39Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	452	122.50	122.50
1	—	584	110.00	110.00
1	—	674	116.00	116.00
1	—	728	120.00	120.00
1	—	310	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	716	128.00	128.00
4	—	424	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	308	115.00	115.00
1	—	536	120.00	120.00
1	—	660	127.50	127.50
2	—	408	125.00–145.00	135.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,870	107.00–109.00	107.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,119	60.00–74.00	70.24
18	—	1,182	75.00–89.00	81.34
3	—	1,289	90.00–95.00	92.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,599	78.00–87.00	81.89
2	—	1,492	86.00–90.00	87.85
2	—	1,497	76.00–79.00	77.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,328	76.00–83.00	80.51
1	—	1,470	99.00	99.00

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.