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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, May 3

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Apr 26May 3May 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

77 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 54▼ 11 vs year ago 88 · −12.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 61▲ 13 vs year ago 18 · +72.2%

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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 $207.64/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$207.64

29 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,111

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$44.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.08

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	221.58	1,129	20
Medium and Large 2	592	176.65	1,046	9thin

One grade step is worth $44.93/cwt here — about $83 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 sale29 hd

207.64

—

WV average4 barns · 166 hd

184.56

+23.08

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	1,700	108.77	1,849	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,372	86.00	1,180	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,187	83.60	993	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,572	81.77	1,285	5thin

Every lot

25 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	862	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	224.95/cwt	222.50–232.50	934	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	208.77/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,019	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	233.62/cwt	217.50–237.50	1,219	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	210.06/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,166	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	558	182.48/cwt	165.00–186.00	1,018	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,089	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	662	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,403	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	802	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	803	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	459	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	780	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	206.00/cwt	200.00–207.50	960	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,038	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	163.51/cwt	150.00–170.00	858	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	182.51/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,051	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	164.70/cwt	150.00–167.50	950	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	900	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	404	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	848	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	995	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,700	108.77/cwt	89.00–124.00	1,849	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	770	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,199	84.76/cwt	79.00–89.00	1,016	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,372	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,180	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,542	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,218	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,592	83.62/cwt	81.50–86.00	1,331	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 May 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 77Last week 54Year ago 88

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 61Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	150.00–170.00	163.51
1	—	610	147.50	147.50
3	—	459	170.00	170.00
6	—	577	150.00–167.50	164.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	466	200.00–207.50	206.00
2	—	576	180.00–185.00	182.51
1	—	412	195.00	195.00
2	—	519	200.00	200.00
1	—	382	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	207.50–210.00	208.77
5	—	522	217.50–237.50	233.62
4	—	415	222.50–232.50	224.95
2	—	367	235.00	235.00
4	—	555	200.00–220.00	210.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	662	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	165.00	165.00
6	—	558	165.00–186.00	182.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	404	210.00	210.00
5	—	468	212.50	212.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,372	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	72.00	72.00
10	—	1,199	79.00–89.00	84.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,542	79.00	79.00
3	—	1,592	81.50–86.00	83.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,700	89.00–124.00	108.77

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.