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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Jun 14

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Jun 7Jun 14Jun 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

101 head

▲ 64 vs last sale 37▲ 94 vs year ago 7 · +1,342.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 11▲ 14 vs year ago 19 · +73.7%

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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 $217.10/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$217.10

87 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,317

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$312

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

$45.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.71

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	609	221.77	1,350	78
Medium and Large 2	587	176.66	1,038	9thin

One grade step is worth $45.11/cwt here — about $312 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 sale87 hd

217.10

—

WV average5 barns · 195 hd

195.39

+21.71

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	1,836	131.62	2,417	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,412	99.50	1,405	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,517	96.05	1,457	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	95.45	1,069	8thin

Every lot

27 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 2	428	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	813	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	944	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,307	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	630	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,575	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	684	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,659	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	444	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,021	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	870	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	206.29/cwt	205.00–210.00	959	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	514	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	848	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	528	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,304	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	230.36/cwt	203.00–240.00	1,288	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,017	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	577	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,402	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	612	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,481	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	228.61/cwt	202.50–237.50	1,420	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	187.46/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,177	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	209.89/cwt	202.50–215.00	1,427	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	707	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,184	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	852	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,342	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	558	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	753	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	642	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	931	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,836	131.62/cwt	130.00–134.00	2,417	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,112	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,134	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,121	94.51/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,059	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,388	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,180	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,412	99.50/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,405	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,533	97.43/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,494	8

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 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 101Last week 37Year ago 7

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 11Year ago 19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,121	91.00–99.00	94.51
1	—	1,112	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,412	95.00–104.00	99.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,388	85.00	85.00
8	—	1,533	93.00–100.00	97.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,836	130.00–134.00	131.62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	250.00	250.00
2	—	684	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	428	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	215.00	215.00
1	—	472	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	612	242.00	242.00
7	—	577	243.00	243.00
5	—	444	230.00	230.00
4	—	528	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	205.00–210.00	206.29
7	—	852	157.50	157.50
12	—	680	202.50–215.00	209.89
17	—	559	203.00–240.00	230.36
17	—	621	202.50–237.50	228.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	707	167.50	167.50
1	—	458	190.00	190.00
2	—	628	185.00–190.00	187.46
2	—	565	180.00	180.00
2	—	514	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	642	145.00	145.00
1	—	558	135.00	135.00

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.