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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Oct 18

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Sep 27Oct 18Oct 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

104 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 63▲ 21 vs year ago 83 · +25.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

71 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 74▼ 1 vs year ago 72 · −1.4%

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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 $197.30/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$197.30

29 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$35.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.11

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	212.02	1,017	17thin
Medium and Large 2	467	176.45	824	12thin

One grade step is worth $35.58/cwt here — about $193 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 sale29 hd

197.30

—

WV average8 barns · 1,512 hd

217.41

−20.11

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	1,800	118.65	2,136	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,353	91.26	1,235	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,650	86.76	1,432	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,175	82.76	972	19

Every lot

26 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	354	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	779	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	237.58/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,014	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	246.10/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,164	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	494	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,087	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,140	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	231.32/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,344	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	224.14/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,383	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	212.53/cwt	210.00–217.50	895	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	175.81/cwt	175.00–180.00	752	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	218.82/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,026	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	191.66/cwt	190.00–192.50	899	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	516	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,045	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	206.81/cwt	205.00–207.50	1,094	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	557	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	794	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	324	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	713	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	482	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,193	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	618	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,051	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,800	118.65/cwt	112.00–125.00	2,136	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	971	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,182	84.89/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,003	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,187	74.76/cwt	66.00–79.00	887	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	99.22/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,335	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,356	88.07/cwt	84.50–94.00	1,194	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,542	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,234	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,672	88.11/cwt	82.00–91.50	1,473	5

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 Oct 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 104Last week 63Year ago 83

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 74Year ago 72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	618	170.00	170.00
1	—	324	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	482	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	210.00–217.50	212.53
5	—	469	210.00–225.00	218.82
7	—	529	205.00–207.50	206.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	469	190.00–192.50	191.66
6	—	428	175.00–180.00	175.81
1	—	516	202.50	202.50
2	—	557	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	354	220.00	220.00
1	—	494	220.00	220.00
1	—	530	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	222.50–225.00	224.14
4	—	525	250.00	250.00
10	—	473	220.00–255.00	246.10
3	—	427	225.00–245.00	237.58
4	—	581	220.00–235.00	231.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,800	112.00–125.00	118.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,542	80.00	80.00
5	—	1,672	82.00–91.50	88.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,182	82.00–92.00	84.89
1	—	1,022	95.00	95.00
5	—	1,187	66.00–79.00	74.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,356	84.50–94.00	88.07
2	—	1,345	95.00–103.00	99.22

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.