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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Nov 8

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Nov 1Nov 8Nov 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

158 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 107▲ 94 vs year ago 64 · +146.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 39▲ 3 vs year ago 34 · +8.8%

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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 $228.68/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$228.68

60 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,261

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$402

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

$22.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.17

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	232.07	1,325	51
Medium and Large 2	441	209.44	923	9thin

One grade step is worth $22.63/cwt here — about $402 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 sale60 hd

228.68

—

WV average5 barns · 188 hd

219.51

+9.17

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	1,423	116.55	1,659	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,419	91.47	1,298	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	90.44	1,377	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,154	84.62	977	15

Every lot

44 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	230	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	460	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	240	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	564	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	624	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	228.08/cwt	210.00–235.00	958	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,013	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	238.73/cwt	215.00–245.00	1,108	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	244.43/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,247	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	981	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	225.03/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,285	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	592	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,036	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	215.27/cwt	205.00–219.50	1,313	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	699	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,643	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	195	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	302	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	215	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	366	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	285	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	556	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	178.12/cwt	175.00–185.00	677	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	408	180.03/cwt	175.00–185.00	735	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	444	192.15/cwt	190.00–193.00	853	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	200.69/cwt	192.50–205.00	937	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	173.31/cwt	170.00–175.00	811	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	953	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	188.18/cwt	180.00–195.00	971	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,063	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	588	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	970	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	602	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,174	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	327	213.11/cwt	210.00–220.00	697	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	345	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	776	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	368	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	718	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	796	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	438	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	986	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	489	227.59/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,113	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	595	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,012	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	615	175.16/cwt	165.00–185.00	1,077	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,178	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,008	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	692	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	969	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	805	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,308	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	825	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,238	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,423	116.55/cwt	103.00–130.00	1,659	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	76.66/cwt	73.00–79.00	803	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,181	86.61/cwt	80.00–93.00	1,023	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,386	88.53/cwt	80.00–91.50	1,227	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,518	100.28/cwt	98.50–102.00	1,522	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	90.44/cwt	89.50–91.50	1,377	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 Nov 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 158Last week 107Year ago 64

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 39Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	175.00–185.00	180.03
1	—	285	195.00	195.00
2	—	588	165.00	165.00
1	—	515	185.00	185.00
1	—	215	170.00	170.00
3	—	380	175.00–185.00	178.12
3	—	468	170.00–175.00	173.31
1	—	195	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	516	180.00–195.00	188.18
7	—	444	190.00–193.00	192.15
3	—	567	187.50	187.50
3	—	602	195.00	195.00
11	—	467	192.50–205.00	200.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	180.00	180.00
1	—	320	195.00	195.00
4	—	422	240.00	240.00
1	—	230	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	464	215.00–245.00	238.73
5	—	420	210.00–235.00	228.08
8	—	610	205.00–219.50	215.27
7	—	571	210.00–227.50	225.03
1	—	240	235.00	235.00
15	—	699	235.00	235.00
10	—	510	240.00–247.50	244.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	592	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	185.00	185.00
3	—	327	210.00–220.00	213.11
2	—	615	165.00–185.00	175.16
1	—	595	170.00	170.00
3	—	692	140.00	140.00
2	—	368	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	225.00	225.00
5	—	489	227.00–230.00	227.59
3	—	620	190.00	190.00
1	—	345	225.00	225.00
1	—	805	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	155.00	155.00
1	—	825	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	89.50–91.50	90.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,181	80.00–93.00	86.61
3	—	1,047	73.00–79.00	76.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	98.50–102.00	100.28
6	—	1,386	80.00–91.50	88.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,423	103.00–130.00	116.55

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.