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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Mar 1

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Feb 22Mar 1Mar 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 7▼ 8 vs year ago 24 · −33.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 12▼ 12 vs year ago 26 · −46.2%

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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 $141.25/cwt on 10 head.

Average price

$141.25

10 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$21.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.71

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	154.38	805	4thin
Medium and Large 2	412	132.50	546	6thin

One grade step is worth $21.88/cwt here — about $259 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 sale10 hd

141.25

—

WV average4 barns · 329 hd

164.96

−23.71

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	2,052	123.11	2,526	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,561	96.97	1,514	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,299	94.50	1,228	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,310	91.82	1,203	6thin

Every lot

15 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 1	465	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	902	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	236	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	271	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	276	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	400	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	134.75/cwt	125.00–145.00	495	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	404	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	606	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	503	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	830	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	586	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	809	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	642	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	819	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	930	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,052	123.11/cwt	119.00–127.00	2,526	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,219	87.29/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,064	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,274	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,096	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,324	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,364	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,492	100.89/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,505	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,561	96.97/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,514	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 Mar 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 16Last week 7Year ago 24

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 12Year ago 26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,492	95.00–107.00	100.89
4	—	1,219	85.00–91.00	87.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,561	95.00–99.00	96.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,324	103.00	103.00
1	—	1,274	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,052	119.00–127.00	123.11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	642	127.50	127.50
1	—	586	138.00	138.00
1	—	276	145.00	145.00
1	—	236	115.00	115.00
2	—	367	125.00–145.00	134.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	503	165.00	165.00
1	—	676	137.50	137.50
1	—	404	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	194.00	194.00

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.