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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Jul 26

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Jul 19Jul 26Aug 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 2▲ 22 vs year ago 11 · +200.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 31▲ 8 vs year ago 14 · +57.1%

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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 $210.29/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$210.29

17 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,167

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$295

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

$5.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.19

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	562	210.63	1,185	16thin
Medium and Large 1	434	205.00	890	1thin

One grade step is worth $5.63/cwt here — about $295 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 sale17 hd

210.29

—

WV average4 barns · 155 hd

242.48

−32.19

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	2,020	128.53	2,596	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,391	105.56	1,468	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,514	98.84	1,497	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,238	95.78	1,185	10

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	890	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,170	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,130	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,319	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	464	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	905	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,015	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	592	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,214	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,243	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,371	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,020	128.53/cwt	128.00–129.00	2,596	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,211	85.59/cwt	84.00–87.50	1,036	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,232	94.82/cwt	85.00–109.00	1,168	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,291	113.48/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,465	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,369	108.34/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,483	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,228	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,434	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,434	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,548	101.30/cwt	96.00–107.00	1,568	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 Jul 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 33Last week 2Year ago 11

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 31Year ago 14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,291	113.00–114.00	113.48
3	—	1,211	84.00–87.50	85.59
5	—	1,232	85.00–109.00	94.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	89.00	89.00
4	—	1,548	96.00–107.00	101.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,369	105.00–112.00	108.34
1	—	1,434	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,020	128.00–129.00	128.53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	532	220.00	220.00
6	—	565	200.00	200.00
3	—	628	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	434	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	464	195.00	195.00
1	—	534	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	614	202.50	202.50
2	—	729	188.00	188.00
1	—	592	205.00	205.00

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.