Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2020-09-15

Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-15

Feeder Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Tue, Sep 15

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1884

← Aug 25Sep 15Sep 22 →

Receipts

728 head

▲ 498 vs last sale 230▼ 264 vs year ago 992 · −26.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Larger run than last reported starting into Fall feeder calf sales. Ample pasture reported in N. Central West Virginia, wetter than average weather. Compared to last reported demand was stronger for #1steers 12-13 per cwt; demand steady to slightly lower for #1 heifers.

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 $158.65/cwt on 382 head.

Average price

$158.65

382 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 2

$6.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.42

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	478	160.81	768	223
Large 1	505	155.86	787	133
Medium and Large 2	387	154.43	598	26

One grade step is worth $6.38/cwt here — about $170 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 sale382 hd

158.65

—

WV average6 barns · 831 hd

149.23

+9.42

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

26 lots · USDA AMS · Buckhannon Stockyards Special Graded Sale - 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	—	Large 1	313	150.34/cwt	150.00–151.00	471	3
Steers	—	Medium 1	329	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	533	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	149.32/cwt	145.00–150.00	493	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	620	13
Steers	—	Medium 1	393	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	664	35
Steers	—	Large 1	396	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	673	18
Steers	—	Medium 1	462	164.43/cwt	164.00–164.50	760	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	667	6
Steers	—	Large 1	469	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	764	38
Steers	—	Medium 1	531	154.70/cwt	148.00–156.00	821	74
Steers	—	Large 1	537	153.03/cwt	149.00–154.00	822	51
Steers	—	Large 1	603	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	844	23
Steers	—	Medium 1	606	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	854	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Large 1	314	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	369	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	317	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	436	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	393	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	531	18
Heifers	—	Medium 1	397	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	542	26
Heifers	—	Medium 1	402	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	549	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	402	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	539	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	442	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	566	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1	459	134.55/cwt	131.00–135.00	618	70
Heifers	—	Large 1	471	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	629	28
Heifers	—	Medium 1	525	127.69/cwt	125.00–128.00	670	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	676	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	536	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	729	28
Heifers	—	Large 1	597	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	740	14

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 Special Graded Sale - Buckhannon, WV

Tue Sep 15, 2020

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

Receipts 728Last week 230Year ago 992

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	537	149.00–154.00	153.03
38	—	469	163.00	163.00
23	—	603	140.00	140.00
18	—	396	170.00	170.00
3	—	313	150.00–151.00	150.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	463	144.00	144.00
13	—	383	162.00	162.00
7	—	330	145.00–150.00	149.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	462	164.00–164.50	164.43
74	—	531	148.00–156.00	154.70
35	—	393	169.00	169.00
10	—	606	141.00	141.00
5	—	329	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	402	136.50	136.50
70	—	459	131.00–135.00	134.55
38	—	525	125.00–128.00	127.69
26	—	397	136.50	136.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	317	137.50	137.50
4	—	532	127.00	127.00
4	—	442	128.00	128.00
18	—	393	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	536	136.00	136.00
28	—	471	133.50	133.50
14	—	597	124.00	124.00
10	—	402	134.00	134.00
3	—	314	117.50	117.50

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.