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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Feb 21

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872

← Feb 14Feb 21Feb 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 23▲ 26 vs year ago 7 · +371.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 9▲ 4 vs year ago 12 · +33.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 0▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Replacement Cattle changed to Per Unit

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 $193.00/cwt on 13 head.

Average price

$193.00

13 head · 725 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,398

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$10

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

$64.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.00

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	583	232.80	1,357	5thin
Medium and Large 2	813	168.13	1,367	8thin

One grade step is worth $64.68/cwt here — about −$10 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 sale13 hd

193.00

—

WV average2 barns · 16 hd

194.00

−1.00

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	1,485	124.00	1,841	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,502	105.13	1,579	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,497	100.20	1,500	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,059	89.71	950	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,205	$1,519	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,231	$1,400	4thin

Every lot

27 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	220	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	484	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,083	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	955	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,269	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,031	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	544	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,327	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,294	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,360	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,453	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,499	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	890	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,313	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	410	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,107	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	462	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,294	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,328	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Feeder Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	420	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	966	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,485	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,841	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	908	79.56/cwt	74.00–84.00	722	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,360	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,496	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	91.72/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,293	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	103.30/cwt	102.00–104.50	1,534	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,429	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,548	111.84/cwt	108.00–114.50	1,731	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,205	1,518.76/head	1,490.00–1,550.00	1,519	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,231	1,400.01/head	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,400	4

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 Feb 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 33Last week 23Year ago 7

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 9Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 0

Correction: Replacement Cattle changed to Per Unit

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	220.00	220.00
1	—	565	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	270.00	270.00
1	—	500	270.00	270.00
2	—	462	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	890	147.50	147.50
1	—	745	182.50	182.50
1	—	690	187.50	187.50
2	—	755	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	810	185.00	185.00
1	—	544	244.00	244.00
2	—	375	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	230.00	230.00
1	—	540	235.00	235.00
1	—	480	220.00	220.00
1	—	220	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	285.00	285.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,205	1,490.00–1,550.00	1,518.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,231	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,400.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	908	74.00–84.00	79.56
1	—	1,360	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,548	108.00–114.50	111.84
2	—	1,410	89.00–94.00	91.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	94.00	94.00
2	—	1,485	102.00–104.50	103.30

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.