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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Oct 25

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Oct 18Oct 25Nov 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

139 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 104▲ 67 vs year ago 72 · +93.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 71▲ 8 vs year ago 64 · +12.5%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $202.27/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$202.27

48 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,046

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$29.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.53

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	209.74	1,097	36
Medium and Large 2	500	179.85	899	12thin

One grade step is worth $29.89/cwt here — about $198 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 sale48 hd

202.27

—

WV average5 barns · 209 hd

179.74

+22.53

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	1,772	119.01	2,109	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,383	91.16	1,261	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,518	89.49	1,358	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,243	86.21	1,071	17

Every lot

36 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 1	287	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	660	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	869	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	764	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	400	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	900	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	789	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	748	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,172	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,256	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	242	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	387	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	322	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	499	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	168.76/cwt	167.50–170.00	631	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	203.32/cwt	192.50–207.50	937	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	870	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	190.74/cwt	181.00–207.50	1,011	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	165.86/cwt	160.00–170.00	939	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,049	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	613	173.34/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,063	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,132	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	357	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	785	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	378	198.31/cwt	180.00–215.00	750	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	945	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	487	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,144	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	494	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	988	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	521	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,081	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	533	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	933	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	559	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	922	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	574	196.19/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,126	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	623	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	997	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	672	177.26/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,191	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,772	119.01/cwt	114.00–127.00	2,109	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,171	76.98/cwt	72.00–80.00	901	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,258	88.19/cwt	82.00–93.50	1,109	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,383	91.16/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,261	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,491	84.23/cwt	84.00–84.50	1,256	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,572	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,572	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 Oct 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 139Last week 104Year ago 72

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 71Year ago 64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	160.00	160.00
2	—	533	175.00	175.00
3	—	559	165.00	165.00
4	—	378	180.00–215.00	198.31
1	—	494	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	487	235.00	235.00
8	—	574	185.00–200.00	196.19
6	—	672	170.00–185.00	177.26
6	—	357	220.00	220.00
3	—	521	207.50	207.50
2	—	605	200.00	200.00
1	—	420	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	167.50–170.00	168.76
3	—	613	170.00–175.00	173.34
2	—	242	160.00	160.00
1	—	470	185.00	185.00
1	—	322	155.00	155.00
5	—	566	160.00–170.00	165.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	567	185.00	185.00
7	—	461	192.50–207.50	203.32
4	—	530	181.00–207.50	190.74
2	—	629	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	287	230.00	230.00
1	—	515	227.50	227.50
1	—	400	225.00	225.00
3	—	362	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	628	200.00	200.00
1	—	410	192.50	192.50
1	—	382	200.00	200.00
2	—	460	162.50	162.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,772	114.00–127.00	119.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,383	85.00–95.00	91.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,491	84.00–84.50	84.23
1	—	1,572	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,171	72.00–80.00	76.98
14	—	1,258	82.00–93.50	88.19

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.