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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Jun 7

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← May 24Jun 7Jun 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 71▲ 23 vs year ago 14 · +164.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 24▼ 6 vs year ago 17 · −35.3%

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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 $218.79/cwt on 18 head.

Average price

$218.79

18 head · 618 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,352

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$485

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

$44.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.11

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	636	226.27	1,440	15thin
Medium and Large 2	526	181.40	954	3thin

One grade step is worth $44.87/cwt here — about $485 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 sale18 hd

218.79

—

WV average3 barns · 134 hd

233.90

−15.11

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	1,440	130.00	1,872	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,615	114.60	1,850	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,371	105.30	1,444	4thin

Every lot

17 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	476	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,083	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	181.40/cwt	165.00–195.00	954	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	598	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,346	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,607	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,622	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	156.27/cwt	155.00–157.50	719	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	192.01/cwt	190.00–192.50	935	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	181.07/cwt	175.00–187.50	951	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	186.25/cwt	185.00–187.50	1,170	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,294	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	732	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,208	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,248	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	338	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	473	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,872	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,371	105.30/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,444	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,486	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,709	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,679	114.40/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,921	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 Jun 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 37Last week 71Year ago 14

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 24Year ago 17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,486	115.00	115.00
2	—	1,679	109.00–119.00	114.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,371	102.00–108.00	105.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	130.00	130.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	780	208.00	208.00
6	—	684	235.00	235.00
4	—	476	227.50	227.50
2	—	598	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	526	165.00–195.00	181.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	155.00–157.50	156.27
4	—	525	175.00–187.50	181.07
1	—	732	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	734	170.00	170.00
2	—	681	190.00	190.00
5	—	487	190.00–192.50	192.01
2	—	628	185.00–187.50	186.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	338	140.00	140.00

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.