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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 6

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Aug 30Sep 6Sep 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 67▼ 8 vs year ago 31 · −25.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 21▼ 6 vs year ago 42 · −14.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 47▼ 24 vs year ago 26 · −92.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Replacement cattle changed to per unit.

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 $201.83/cwt on 11 head.

Average price

$201.83

11 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,165

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$51.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.75

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	206.51	1,171	10thin
Medium and Large 2	680	155.00	1,054	1thin

One grade step is worth $51.51/cwt here — about $117 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 sale11 hd

201.83

—

WV average5 barns · 175 hd

205.58

−3.75

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	1,736	135.24	2,348	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	108.96	1,395	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,486	108.63	1,614	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,139	96.94	1,104	12

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,180	$1,540	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,225	1thin

Every lot

18 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	336	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	706	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,153	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,503	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	779	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	442	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	950	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	206.69/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,153	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,054	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	742	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,503	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,535	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,736	135.24/cwt	115.00–144.00	2,348	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,092	81.30/cwt	75.00–85.00	888	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,137	110.14/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,252	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	98.15/cwt	85.00–104.00	1,141	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	101.06/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,241	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	114.22/cwt	109.00–121.00	1,502	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,486	108.63/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,614	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	950	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,180	1,540.00/head	1,540.00–1,540.00	1,540	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 Sep 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 23Last week 67Year ago 31

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 21Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 47Year ago 26

Correction: Replacement cattle changed to per unit.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,736	115.00–144.00	135.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	97.00–105.00	101.06
3	—	1,315	109.00–121.00	114.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,486	107.00–110.00	108.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,163	85.00–104.00	98.15
3	—	1,137	105.00–119.00	110.14
3	—	1,092	75.00–85.00	81.30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	442	215.00	215.00
1	—	742	202.50	202.50
1	—	758	202.50	202.50
6	—	558	200.00–210.00	206.69
1	—	380	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	668	225.00	225.00
2	—	524	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	336	210.00	210.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,225.00	1,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	1,540.00	1,540.00

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.