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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Aug 16

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

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Feeder Cattle receipts

66 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 41▲ 50 vs year ago 16 · +312.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 36▲ 25 vs year ago 17 · +147.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 0▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Higher head run compared to last reported, similar run of slaughter cattle with increase in offering of Feeder Cattle and Lambs as well as Slaughter Bulls. Feeder Steers and Heifers harder fleshed but good quality and ample demand throughout. Slaughter Cows sold steady to $2 higher per cwt while Slaughter Bulls sold steady. Small run of Slaughter Hogs, $75-$90 per cwt.

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 $237.27/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$237.27

37 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,317

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$312

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

$4.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.38

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	543	237.61	1,291	34
Medium and Large 1	687	233.33	1,603	3thin

One grade step is worth $4.28/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 sale37 hd

237.27

—

WV average3 barns · 272 hd

252.65

−15.38

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	1,843	125.11	2,306	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,399	103.00	1,441	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,302	100.82	1,312	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,261	89.45	1,128	13
Steers	Choice	Average	1,250	175.62	2,195	4thin

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
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	898	$850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,076	$1,248	2thin

Every lot

31 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	446	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,115	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,349	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	246.06/cwt	205.00–254.00	1,393	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	582	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	873	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	638	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,384	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	687	233.33/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,603	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	764	214.23/cwt	207.50–221.00	1,637	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	311	139.52/cwt	110.00–170.00	434	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	464	192.46/cwt	190.00–195.00	893	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	584	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,244	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	589	223.98/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,319	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	177.32/cwt	165.00–190.00	1,112	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,414	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	271.44/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,007	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	451	232.51/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,049	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	167.65/cwt	145.00–190.00	904	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	647	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,197	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,251	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,250	175.62/cwt	160.00–185.00	2,195	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,690	120.03/cwt	115.00–127.00	2,029	5
Bulls	—	—	2,034	131.46/cwt	128.00–134.00	2,674	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,103	94.35/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,041	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,136	80.79/cwt	79.00–83.00	918	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,269	102.35/cwt	96.00–110.00	1,299	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,311	87.64/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,149	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	99.92/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,344	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,369	105.78/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,448	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,399	103.00/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,441	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	898	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,128	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,117	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,076	1,248.33/head	1,080.00–1,400.00	1,248	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 Aug 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 66Last week 41Year ago 16

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 36Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	184.00	184.00
2	—	647	185.00	185.00
2	—	539	145.00–190.00	167.65
2	—	451	230.00–235.00	232.51
3	—	371	260.00–277.50	271.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	217.50	217.50
2	—	464	190.00–195.00	192.46
2	—	311	110.00–170.00	139.52
3	—	584	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	627	165.00–190.00	177.32
3	—	589	220.00–226.00	223.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	582	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	519	260.00	260.00
2	—	638	217.00	217.00
2	—	764	207.50–221.00	214.23
6	—	446	250.00	250.00
6	—	566	205.00–254.00	246.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	687	230.00–235.00	233.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,128	99.00	99.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	898	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,076	1,080.00–1,400.00	1,248.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,690	115.00–127.00	120.03
4	—	2,034	128.00–134.00	131.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,311	84.00–94.00	87.64
3	—	1,269	96.00–110.00	102.35
3	—	1,136	79.00–83.00	80.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,103	93.00–95.00	94.35
6	—	1,345	97.00–103.00	99.92
5	—	1,369	102.00–109.00	105.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,399	101.00–105.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,250	160.00–185.00	175.62

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.