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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, May 24

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← May 17May 24Jun 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

71 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 72▲ 57 vs year ago 14 · +407.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 29▲ 3 vs year ago 21 · +14.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 5▼ 8 vs year ago 12 · −66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Replacement cattle changed to per unit. 44lb feeder bulls deleted

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 $198.81/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$198.81

31 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$918

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$351

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

$59.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.92

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	471	210.31	990	25
Medium and Large 2	424	150.91	640	6thin

One grade step is worth $59.40/cwt here — about $351 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 sale31 hd

198.81

—

WV average5 barns · 130 hd

178.89

+19.92

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	1,808	122.33	2,212	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,225	106.67	1,307	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,504	106.26	1,598	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,226	103.40	1,268	8thin

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)	1,357	$1,651	3thin

Every lot

30 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	700	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	882	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,111	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	525	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,299	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	596	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,356	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,394	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	338	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	541	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	148.49/cwt	140.00–165.00	566	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	208.16/cwt	205.00–215.00	878	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	204.19/cwt	190.00–215.00	990	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	501	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,127	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	797	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	201.07/cwt	195.00–202.50	1,074	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	791	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	410	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	800	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	483	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	966	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	514	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,002	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	534	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	935	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	592	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	888	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	629	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,195	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,808	122.33/cwt	102.00–133.00	2,212	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	937	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,182	99.27/cwt	87.00–108.00	1,173	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	112.51/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,370	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,178	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,331	114.71/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,527	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,495	105.32/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,575	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,692	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,190	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,440	1,750.97/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,751	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 May 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 71Last week 72Year ago 14

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 29Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 5Year ago 12

Correction: Replacement cattle changed to per unit. 44lb feeder bulls deleted

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	86.00	86.00
3	—	1,331	113.00–117.00	114.71
4	—	1,182	87.00–108.00	99.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,495	103.00–108.00	105.32
1	—	1,538	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,218	112.00–113.00	112.51
1	—	1,240	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,808	102.00–133.00	122.33

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	1,450.00	1,450.00

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	—	1,440	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,750.97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	190.00–215.00	204.19
11	—	422	205.00–215.00	208.16
5	—	534	195.00–202.50	201.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	501	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	531	150.00	150.00
1	—	338	160.00	160.00
3	—	381	140.00–165.00	148.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	514	195.00	195.00
1	—	410	195.00	195.00
3	—	629	190.00	190.00
3	—	368	215.00	215.00
2	—	483	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	592	150.00	150.00
1	—	534	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	195.00	195.00
2	—	596	227.50	227.50
1	—	415	212.50	212.50
5	—	478	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	350	200.00	200.00

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.