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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Apr 19

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Apr 12Apr 19Apr 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 52 vs last sale 69▼ 9 vs year ago 26 · −34.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 43▲ 16 vs year ago 31 · +51.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 4▲ 13 vs year ago 7 · +185.7%

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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 $177.50/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$177.50

5 head · 716 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,272

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$277

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

$45.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−51.25

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	573	195.83	1,121	3thin
Medium and Large 2	932	150.00	1,398	2thin

One grade step is worth $45.83/cwt here — about −$277 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 sale5 hd

177.50

—

WV average6 barns · 1,597 hd

228.75

−51.25

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	1,444	102.79	1,485	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,608	91.10	1,465	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,361	89.16	1,214	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,080	79.23	856	16

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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,352	$830	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,011	$830	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,008	$755	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,076	$675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	718	$300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,352	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,019	$1,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$1,684	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,257	$1,593	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,231	$1,301	3thin

Every lot

35 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	996	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,086	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	644	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,288	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	892	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,271	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	972	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,531	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	707	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	734	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	178.50/cwt	176.00–181.00	1,034	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,102	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	945	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 2	590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	590	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	962	92.82/cwt	90.00–95.00	893	2
Bulls	—	—	1,766	109.43/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,933	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	829	67.90/cwt	65.00–70.00	563	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	886	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	523	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,134	81.70/cwt	75.00–86.00	926	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,282	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,205	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,329	93.62/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,244	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,386	85.66/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,187	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,470	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,103	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,568	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,537	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,621	88.80/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,439	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	1,352	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2	718	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,008	755.00/head	755.00–755.00	755	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,011	829.82/head	750.00–900.00	830	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,076	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,352	830.00/head	830.00–830.00	830	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,212	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	1,684.22/head	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,684	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,231	1,300.62/head	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,301	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,279	1,589.14/head	1,525.00–1,650.00	1,589	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 Apr 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 17Last week 69Year ago 26

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 43Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 4Year ago 7

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	886	59.00	59.00
10	—	1,134	75.00–86.00	81.70
2	—	1,282	94.00	94.00
3	—	829	65.00–70.00	67.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,568	98.00	98.00
3	—	1,621	87.00–92.00	88.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	75.00	75.00
11	—	1,329	90.00–98.00	93.62
10	—	1,386	83.00–87.00	85.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	962	90.00–95.00	92.82
3	—	1,766	108.00–112.00	109.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,352	830.00	830.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,011	750.00–900.00	829.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,076	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,008	755.00	755.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	718	300.00	300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,038	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,212	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,279	1,525.00–1,650.00	1,589.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,220	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,684.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,231	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,300.62

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,352	1,850.00	1,850.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	461	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	579	176.00–181.00	178.50
1	—	372	190.00	190.00
1	—	432	170.00	170.00
1	—	612	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	644	200.00	200.00
1	—	550	197.50	197.50
1	—	524	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	892	142.50	142.50
1	—	972	157.50	157.50

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.