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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Mar 22

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Mar 15Mar 22Mar 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 7▲ 9 vs year ago 17 · +52.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 17▼ 8 vs year ago 35 · −22.9%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $198.48/cwt on 10 head.

Average price

$198.48

10 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,008

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.97

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	508	198.48	1,008	10thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale10 hd

198.48

—

WV average5 barns · 98 hd

204.45

−5.97

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	1,487	108.92	1,620	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,445	92.48	1,337	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,502	90.42	1,358	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,303	88.14	1,148	7thin

Every lot

16 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	409	223.30/cwt	205.00–232.50	913	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,030	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	638	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,021	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	842	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,053	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	504	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	857	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,033	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,037	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	624	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,030	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,487	108.92/cwt	97.00–118.00	1,620	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,301	90.16/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,173	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,312	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	997	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,399	97.35/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,362	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,473	89.56/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,319	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,488	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,414	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,506	88.89/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,339	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 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 26Last week 7Year ago 17

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 17Year ago 35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,488	95.00	95.00
3	—	1,506	86.00–92.00	88.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,301	86.00–94.00	90.16
1	—	1,312	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,473	88.00–93.00	89.56
3	—	1,399	95.00–99.00	97.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,487	97.00–118.00	108.92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	624	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	504	170.00	170.00
1	—	610	170.00	170.00
2	—	590	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	572	180.00	180.00
6	—	409	205.00–232.50	223.30
1	—	842	125.00	125.00
1	—	638	160.00	160.00

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.