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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Mar 29

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Mar 22Mar 29Apr 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

359 head

▲ 333 vs last sale 26▲ 231 vs year ago 128 · +180.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 27▼ 12 vs year ago 41 · −29.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▼ 12 vs year ago 13 · −92.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 3419lb feeder bulls deleted

Active trading with very good demand today for the first Feeder Special of the grass cattle season. Moderate bordering on heavy supply of quality Feeders well backgrounded for turn out. Pastures are greening up in N. Central WV but still a few weeks until adequate grass for pasturage. In spite of this, prices for Feeder Cattle very firm viewed against comparable regional market reports. This could foreshadow stronger market trends as pasturage becomes available and competition increases between stocker backgrounders further into Spring. Not to be overlooked are steady Feeder Futures which have been on a slight rebound this week and are trending higher later in the year, shoring up confidence and increasing demand for quality turn out Feeders. Demand remains good for Slaughter Cattle, today's run was very similar to last week, prices for average Slaughter Cows slightly lower while Slaughter Bulls remained steady.

*This Report covers the in-barn cattle sold on today. For the Board Sale results go to the Buckhannon Stockyards Board Sale link.*

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 $229.95/cwt on 210 head.

Average price

$229.95

210 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,252

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 3

$87.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.96

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	416	252.63	1,052	25
Medium and Large 1	563	230.05	1,296	176
Large 3	537	165.03	886	9thin

One grade step is worth $87.60/cwt here — about $166 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 sale210 hd

229.95

—

WV average6 barns · 512 hd

211.99

+17.96

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	—	Low	1,634	107.35	1,754	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,443	88.07	1,271	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,228	78.31	962	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,123	74.03	832	7thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	875	$775	1thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	341	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	709	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	245.35/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,053	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	266.72/cwt	247.50–270.00	1,174	19
Steers	—	Large 3	477	157.06/cwt	100.00–185.00	749	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	242.45/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,169	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	235.05/cwt	229.00–246.00	1,253	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	534	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,148	10
Steers	—	Large 3	534	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	908	1
Steers	—	Large 3	573	168.81/cwt	160.00–175.00	967	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	592	239.47/cwt	228.00–270.00	1,418	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	607	225.25/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,367	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	649	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,486	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	208.12/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,374	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	167.50/cwt	165.00–172.50	1,191	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	770	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,444	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	817	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,450	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	347	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	486	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	392	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	725	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	392	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	627	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	431	138.08/cwt	135.00–140.00	595	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	188.99/cwt	185.00–190.00	818	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	193.85/cwt	170.00–205.00	932	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	188.74/cwt	180.00–205.00	915	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	207.13/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,090	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	532	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,091	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	546	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	819	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	194.57/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,105	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	164.69/cwt	155.00–175.00	1,023	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	622	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,166	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	657	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	999	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,062	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	672	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,075	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	757	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,158	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	713	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	932	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	153.28/cwt	110.00–185.00	1,038	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,413	94.48/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,335	3
Bulls	—	—	1,744	113.78/cwt	106.00–123.00	1,984	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	75.66/cwt	74.00–77.00	780	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	68.15/cwt	64.00–73.00	774	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,198	81.21/cwt	79.00–83.00	973	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	81.71/cwt	78.00–86.00	997	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	68.10/cwt	65.00–70.00	853	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,409	90.09/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,269	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,544	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,266	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	875	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1

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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 359Last week 26Year ago 128

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 27Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 13

Correction: 3419lb feeder bulls deleted

*This Report covers the in-barn cattle sold on today. For the Board Sale results go to the Buckhannon Stockyards Board Sale link.*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	611	152.50	152.50
3	—	677	110.00–185.00	153.28
2	—	375	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	485	180.00–205.00	188.74
2	—	621	155.00–175.00	164.69
2	—	664	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	526	200.00–215.00	207.13
3	—	392	185.00	185.00
3	—	481	170.00–205.00	193.85
5	—	433	185.00–190.00	188.99
24	—	568	185.00–195.00	194.57
10	—	757	153.00	153.00
1	—	672	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	546	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	347	140.00	140.00
3	—	657	152.00	152.00
5	—	392	160.00	160.00
5	—	431	135.00–140.00	138.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	532	205.00	205.00
15	—	622	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	534	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	607	220.00–242.50	225.25
7	—	429	245.00–247.50	245.35
50	—	533	229.00–246.00	235.05
3	—	711	165.00–172.50	167.50
30	—	482	225.00–245.00	242.45
11	—	592	228.00–270.00	239.47
4	—	660	200.00–216.00	208.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	440	247.50–270.00	266.72
6	—	341	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	187.50	187.50
2	—	817	177.50	177.50
15	—	649	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	573	160.00–175.00	168.81
3	—	477	100.00–185.00	157.06
1	—	534	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,252	65.00–70.00	68.10
6	—	1,220	78.00–86.00	81.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,409	86.00–93.00	90.09
1	—	1,544	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	79.00–83.00	81.21
2	—	1,031	74.00–77.00	75.66
3	—	1,135	64.00–73.00	68.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,413	93.00–97.00	94.48
6	—	1,744	106.00–123.00	113.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	775.00	775.00

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.