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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Apr 26

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

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Feeder Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 17▼ 34 vs year ago 88 · −38.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

61 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 47▲ 43 vs year ago 18 · +238.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 20▲ 1 vs year ago 5 · +20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Replacement cattle changed to per unit.

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 $179.93/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$179.93

28 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$987

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$34.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.07

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	188.48	1,001	21
Medium and Large 2	601	154.29	927	7thin

One grade step is worth $34.19/cwt here — about $75 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 sale28 hd

179.93

—

WV average6 barns · 903 hd

183.00

−3.07

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	1,781	107.30	1,911	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,531	89.23	1,366	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,390	88.40	1,229	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,241	85.22	1,058	25

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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,223	$1,323	4thin

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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	554	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	442	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	895	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	225.03/cwt	195.00–240.00	1,087	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,199	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	608	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,110	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,248	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	730	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,387	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	186.28/cwt	185.00–190.00	717	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	575	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	441	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	893	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	195.08/cwt	190.00–200.00	931	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	185.02/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,069	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,048	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	603	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,176	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	613	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	920	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,179	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	706	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,207	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	820	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,292	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	302	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	529	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	372	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	577	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	427	211.72/cwt	205.00–215.00	904	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	469	225.85/cwt	210.00–237.00	1,059	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	678	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,146	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	798	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,157	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,781	107.30/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,911	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	75.54/cwt	74.00–77.00	837	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,262	86.71/cwt	81.00–92.00	1,094	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,346	94.02/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,266	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,347	92.88/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,251	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,412	85.59/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,209	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,486	87.34/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,298	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,621	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,508	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,650.45/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,223	1,322.84/head	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,323	4

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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 54Last week 17Year ago 88

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 47Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 20Year ago 5

Correction: Replacement cattle changed to per unit.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	798	145.00	145.00
3	—	427	205.00–215.00	211.72
5	—	469	210.00–237.00	225.85
1	—	678	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	372	155.00	155.00
1	—	302	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	477	190.00–200.00	195.08
2	—	578	180.00–190.00	185.02
3	—	441	202.50	202.50
2	—	706	171.00	171.00
3	—	603	195.00	195.00
4	—	385	185.00–190.00	186.28
3	—	670	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	150.00	150.00
1	—	582	180.00	180.00
1	—	426	135.00	135.00
2	—	820	157.50	157.50
1	—	330	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	678	184.00	184.00
4	—	483	195.00–240.00	225.03
3	—	510	235.00	235.00
2	—	442	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	608	182.50	182.50
1	—	382	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	190.00	190.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,223	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,322.84

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,650.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,781	104.00–111.00	107.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,412	82.00–90.00	85.59
2	—	1,346	93.00–95.00	94.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,486	84.00–91.00	87.34
3	—	1,621	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,347	92.00–95.00	92.88
17	—	1,262	81.00–92.00	86.71
5	—	1,108	74.00–77.00	75.54

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.