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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Nov 1

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Oct 25Nov 1Nov 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

107 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 139▲ 35 vs year ago 72 · +48.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 72▼ 25 vs year ago 64 · −39.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 0▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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 $178.47/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$178.47

30 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$962

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$17.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.19

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	188.23	1,044	13thin
Medium and Large 2	527	171.00	902	17thin

One grade step is worth $17.23/cwt here — about $142 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 sale30 hd

178.47

—

WV average6 barns · 614 hd

197.66

−19.19

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	1,658	116.44	1,930	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,609	91.98	1,480	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	85.03	1,049	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	941	48.73	458	11

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$925	1thin

Every lot

43 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	441	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,047	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,076	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	954	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,173	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	556	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	890	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	206.67/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,275	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	631	171.84/cwt	161.00–182.50	1,084	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	185.12/cwt	182.50–186.00	1,250	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,321	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	686	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,046	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	731	181.16/cwt	173.00–189.00	1,324	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,376	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,144	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,773	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	172.37/cwt	170.00–175.00	645	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	737	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	409	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	736	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	851	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	771	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	961	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	887	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	596	190.50/cwt	189.00–192.00	1,135	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,142	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	634	169.18/cwt	167.50–170.00	1,073	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	714	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,214	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	385	170.10/cwt	160.00–180.00	655	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	446	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,037	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	474	197.80/cwt	180.00–217.50	938	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,079	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	590	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,092	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	677	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,016	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,450	105.96/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,536	2
Bulls	—	—	1,717	119.44/cwt	117.00–122.00	2,051	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	654	18.00/cwt	18.00–18.00	118	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	39.79/cwt	27.00–46.00	368	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	74.42/cwt	72.00–78.00	745	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	638	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	83.96/cwt	75.00–88.50	1,003	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,486	92.00/cwt	91.50–92.50	1,367	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,578	89.31/cwt	88.50–90.00	1,409	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,702	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,702	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,036	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	818	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	757	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 Nov 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 107Last week 139Year ago 72

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 72Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	446	232.50	232.50
1	—	590	185.00	185.00
1	—	520	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	160.00–180.00	170.10
2	—	474	180.00–217.50	197.80
3	—	677	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	675	182.50–186.00	185.12
1	—	556	160.00	160.00
2	—	631	161.00–182.50	171.84
2	—	731	173.00–189.00	181.16
2	—	477	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	441	237.50	237.50
4	—	617	202.00–210.00	206.67
1	—	510	230.00	230.00
1	—	458	235.00	235.00
2	—	686	192.50	192.50
1	—	1,144	155.00	155.00
1	—	860	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	686	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	626	182.50	182.50
3	—	511	188.00	188.00
6	—	596	189.00–192.00	190.50
1	—	388	190.00	190.00
1	—	460	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	170.00–175.00	172.37
3	—	634	167.50–170.00	169.18
2	—	482	160.00	160.00
3	—	409	180.00	180.00
4	—	714	170.00	170.00
1	—	522	170.00	170.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,036	79.00	79.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	925.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	78.00	78.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,578	88.50–90.00	89.31
1	—	1,702	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	654	18.00	18.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,486	91.50–92.50	92.00
13	—	1,195	75.00–88.50	83.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,001	72.00–78.00	74.42
1	—	1,140	56.00	56.00
6	—	925	27.00–46.00	39.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,717	117.00–122.00	119.44
2	—	1,450	100.00–111.00	105.96

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.