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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Dec 13

● Final10 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Dec 6Dec 13Jan 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 8▼ 89 vs year ago 97 · −91.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 22▼ 18 vs year ago 27 · −66.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 7▼ 34 vs year ago 37 · −91.9%

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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 $157.04/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$157.04

5 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

per head · Medium 1 over Medium 2

$18.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.11

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	466	163.40	761	3thin
Large 1	465	150.00	698	1thin
Medium 2	470	145.00	682	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.40/cwt here — about $80 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 sale5 hd

157.04

—

WV average4 barns · 300 hd

183.15

−26.11

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	1,850	115.00	2,128	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,540	79.99	1,232	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,185	59.45	705	3thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,018	$1,048	3thin

Every lot

10 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	574	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Large 1	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	466	163.40/cwt	160.00–170.00	761	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,850	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,128	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	820	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	246	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,368	74.17/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,015	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,528	74.73/cwt	74.50–75.00	1,142	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,548	83.50/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,293	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,018	1,047.87/head	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,048	3

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 Dec 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 8Last week 8Year ago 97

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 22Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 7Year ago 37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	30.00	30.00
2	—	1,368	72.00–76.00	74.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,548	83.00–84.00	83.50
2	—	1,528	74.50–75.00	74.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,850	115.00	115.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,018	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,047.87

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	466	160.00–170.00	163.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	150.00	150.00

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.