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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Aug 2

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Jul 26Aug 2Aug 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 33▲ 30 vs year ago 11 · +272.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 22▲ 22 vs year ago 14 · +157.1%

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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 $196.29/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$196.29

20 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,012

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$290

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

$19.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.30

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	205.98	1,162	10thin
Medium and Large 2	467	186.60	872	10thin

One grade step is worth $19.37/cwt here — about $290 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 sale20 hd

196.29

—

WV average4 barns · 60 hd

195.00

+1.30

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	1,751	123.37	2,160	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	93.44	1,209	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,122	86.20	967	25

Every lot

22 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	420	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	882	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	674	190.00/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,281	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	718	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,364	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	687	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	743	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	176.68/cwt	175.00–180.00	910	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	998	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	201.92/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,173	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	212.88/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,345	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	654	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,216	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,348	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	428	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	963	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	482	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,003	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,179	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	684	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,265	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,751	123.37/cwt	121.00–126.00	2,160	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,066	75.50/cwt	71.00–78.00	805	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	85.47/cwt	81.00–95.00	951	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,253	104.84/cwt	95.00–113.00	1,314	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	96.92/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,222	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,392	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,155	1

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 Aug 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 41Last week 33Year ago 11

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 22Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	581	185.00–210.00	201.92
1	—	700	192.50	192.50
4	—	632	200.00–217.00	212.88
2	—	335	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	381	195.00	195.00
1	—	654	186.00	186.00
3	—	515	175.00–180.00	176.68
1	—	570	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	718	190.00	190.00
2	—	674	180.00–200.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	200.00	200.00
1	—	420	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	225.00	225.00
2	—	575	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	482	208.00	208.00
1	—	684	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,751	121.00–126.00	123.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,261	95.00–100.00	96.92
1	—	1,392	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,253	95.00–113.00	104.84
4	—	1,066	71.00–78.00	75.50
18	—	1,113	81.00–95.00	85.47

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.