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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Nov 15

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

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Feeder Cattle receipts

105 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 158▲ 79 vs year ago 26 · +303.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

61 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 37▲ 52 vs year ago 9 · +577.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 0▲ 26 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $209.30/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$209.30

51 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,107

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$530

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

$75.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.23

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	229.93	1,275	14thin
Medium 1	510	213.91	1,090	23
Large 1	560	193.13	1,082	4thin
Medium 2	544	185.74	1,010	7thin
Large 2	483	154.17	745	3thin

One grade step is worth $75.76/cwt here — about $530 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 sale51 hd

209.30

—

WV average5 barns · 418 hd

217.52

−8.23

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	—	High	1,862	118.64	2,209	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,391	95.14	1,324	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,605	90.50	1,453	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,184	85.99	1,018	26
Steers	Select	Average	1,175	118.00	1,387	1thin

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)	1,210	$1,380	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,309	$1,228	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$1,129	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,305	$1,325	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$938	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,390	$1,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,153	$1,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,348	$1,628	2thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 1	370	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	740	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	424	212.42/cwt	210.00–215.00	901	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	425	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	786	1
Steers	—	Medium 1Value Added	438	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,040	6
Steers	—	Medium 1	468	212.54/cwt	210.00–215.00	995	6
Steers	—	Large 2	472	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	732	2
Steers	—	Large 1	492	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,021	2
Steers	—	Medium 1	505	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,061	1
Steers	—	Large 2	505	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	770	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	520	196.30/cwt	195.00–197.50	1,021	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,285	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,241	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	610	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	976	1
Steers	—	Large 1	628	178.76/cwt	177.50–180.00	1,123	2
Steers	—	Medium 1	630	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,323	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	690	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,346	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	690	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,173	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	852	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,534	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	275	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	433	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	290	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	493	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	315	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	567	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	358	172.45/cwt	170.00–175.00	617	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	425	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	701	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	435	184.77/cwt	180.00–187.50	804	8
Heifers	—	Medium 1	452	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	836	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	495	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	718	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	535	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	762	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	540	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	907	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	570	164.31/cwt	163.00–165.00	937	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	620	141.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	878	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	625	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	797	1
Heifers	—	Large 2	660	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	832	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	665	156.02/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,038	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1	670	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	888	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	815	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,345	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	890	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,424	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	330	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	611	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	350	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	788	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	383	182.65/cwt	175.00–190.00	700	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	470	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	799	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	505	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	909	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	508	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	610	1
Bulls	—	Large 2	580	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	928	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	635	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,111	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 2	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	685	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	959	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1	745	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	950	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,175	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,387	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,781	115.58/cwt	110.00–119.00	2,058	4
Bulls	—	—	2,025	124.76/cwt	124.00–125.50	2,526	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	369	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	103.47/cwt	95.50–110.00	1,149	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,212	88.16/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,068	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,300	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,469	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,382	98.65/cwt	96.00–104.50	1,363	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,404	91.60/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,286	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	1,453	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,040	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	1,380.00/head	1,380.00–1,380.00	1,380	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,129.44/head	1,080.00–1,175.00	1,129	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,308	1,216.58/head	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,217	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,585	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	870	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	900	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,020	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,348	1,628.15/head	1,525.00–1,725.00	1,628	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,390	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 105Last week 158Year ago 26

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 37Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	165.00	165.00
2	—	358	170.00–175.00	172.45
1	—	890	160.00	160.00
3	—	620	140.00–145.00	141.63
1	—	315	180.00	180.00
3	—	670	132.50	132.50
3	—	570	163.00–165.00	164.31
1	—	705	130.00	130.00
1	—	290	170.00	170.00
4	—	452	185.00	185.00
8	—	435	180.00–187.50	184.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	125.00	125.00
1	—	370	170.00	170.00
1	—	535	142.50	142.50
2	—	665	155.00–157.00	156.02
1	—	275	157.50	157.50
1	—	400	160.00	160.00
1	—	625	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	168.00	168.00
1	—	495	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	185.00	185.00
1	—	610	160.00	160.00
1	—	690	170.00	170.00
4	—	520	195.00–197.50	196.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	152.50	152.50
2	—	472	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	438	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	200.00	200.00
2	—	852	180.00	180.00
2	—	690	195.00	195.00
1	—	630	210.00	210.00
1	—	505	210.00	210.00
6	—	468	210.00–215.00	212.54
4	—	424	210.00–215.00	212.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	492	207.50	207.50
2	—	628	177.50–180.00	178.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	541	237.50	237.50
4	—	588	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	175.00–190.00	182.65
1	—	330	185.00	185.00
1	—	470	170.00	170.00
2	—	685	140.00	140.00
1	—	508	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	127.50	127.50
1	—	475	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	175.00	175.00
1	—	505	180.00	180.00
1	—	350	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,212	80.00–94.00	88.16
2	—	998	37.00	37.00
3	—	1,110	95.50–110.00	103.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	90.50	90.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,404	86.00–95.00	91.60
8	—	1,382	96.00–104.50	98.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,025	124.00–125.50	124.76
4	—	1,781	110.00–119.00	115.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,380.00	1,380.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,225	1,080.00–1,175.00	1,129.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,308	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,216.58

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,585	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	775.00	775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,305	1,325.00	1,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	1,100.00	1,100.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,390	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,348	1,525.00–1,725.00	1,628.15

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.