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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Feb 15

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Feb 8Feb 15Feb 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 32▲ 2 vs year ago 14 · +14.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 53▲ 0 vs year ago 13 · +0.0%

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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 $135.83/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$135.83

6 head · 421 lb average

Value per head Derived

$572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$15

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

$28.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.02

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	359	155.00	556	2thin
Medium and Large 2	453	126.25	571	4thin

One grade step is worth $28.75/cwt here — about −$15 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 sale6 hd

135.83

—

WV average5 barns · 283 hd

170.86

−35.02

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	2,008	105.00	2,108	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,443	82.71	1,193	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,276	78.00	995	2thin

Every lot

14 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	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	262	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	354	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	308	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	477	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	636	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	412	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	494	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	676	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	811	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	248	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	347	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	366	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	512	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	893	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,008	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	2,108	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,276	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	995	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,207	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,454	81.57/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,186	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 Feb 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 16Last week 32Year ago 14

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 53Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	366	140.00	140.00
1	—	248	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	308	155.00	155.00
1	—	410	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	262	135.00	135.00
1	—	412	120.00	120.00
1	—	460	130.00	130.00
1	—	676	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,008	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	85.00	85.00
2	—	1,454	80.00–83.00	81.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,276	78.00	78.00

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.