Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2021-08-31

Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-31

Feeder Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Tue, Aug 31

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1884

← Apr 20Aug 31Sep 14 →

Receipts

265 head

▼ 215 vs last sale 480▲ 265 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 $143.80/cwt on 168 head.

Average price

$143.80

168 head · 671 lb average

Value per head Derived

$965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$440

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

$53.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.88

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	684	148.83	1,018	130
Medium and Large 2-3	650	134.97	877	13thin
Small and Medium 1-2	617	130.44	805	15thin
Large 1-2	892	118.50	1,057	3thin
Large 2-3	525	111.00	582	3thin
Small and Medium 2-3	425	105.33	448	3thin
Medium and Large 1	608	95.00	578	1thin

One grade step is worth $53.83/cwt here — about $440 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 sale168 hd

143.80

—

WV average4 barns · 348 hd

147.68

−3.88

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

Every lot

62 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	330	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	399	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	586	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	402	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	543	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	428	137.49/cwt	135.00–140.00	588	2
Steers	—	Large 2-3	440	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	418	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	440	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	374	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	160.88/cwt	152.50–164.00	766	4
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	484	135.49/cwt	127.50–144.00	656	3
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	506	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	557	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	147.30/cwt	137.50–157.00	775	4
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	534	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	694	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	159.48/cwt	148.00–166.00	903	25
Steers	—	Large 2-3	567	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	675	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	131.11/cwt	122.50–142.50	747	4
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	578	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	746	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	578	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	626	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	814	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	156.01/cwt	140.00–162.50	978	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	150.99/cwt	139.00–160.00	1,003	23
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	672	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	806	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	682	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	733	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	684	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	872	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	712	134.22/cwt	125.00–139.00	956	3
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	715	124.79/cwt	119.00–130.00	892	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	145.90/cwt	135.00–151.00	1,061	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	138.49/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,062	8
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	767	132.31/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,015	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	773	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,121	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	827	137.91/cwt	123.00–147.00	1,141	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	898	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,203	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	129.29/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,215	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	976	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,220	1
Steers	—	Large 1-2	997	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,236	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	412	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	556	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	129.16/cwt	127.50–130.00	545	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	427	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	566	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	433	93.25/cwt	90.00–100.00	404	3
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	456	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	490	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	134.04/cwt	130.00–136.00	688	6
Heifers	—	Large 2-3	526	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	526	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	531	126.40/cwt	124.00–127.50	671	3
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	556	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	417	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	132.58/cwt	125.00–141.00	757	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	116.72/cwt	116.00–117.50	671	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	608	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	608	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	124.75/cwt	115.00–130.00	773	6
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	633	116.47/cwt	115.00–118.00	737	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	638	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	782	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	130.47/cwt	119.00–137.00	875	14
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	689	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	792	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	722	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	776	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	124.45/cwt	115.00–134.00	915	6
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	740	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	881	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	120.74/cwt	119.00–122.50	942	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	801	121.99/cwt	113.00–125.00	977	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	946	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	970	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,024	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,034	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,127	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,003	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 2-3	356	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	303	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	406	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	579	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	880	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	783	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 Special Graded Sale - Buckhannon, WV

Tue Aug 31, 2021

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

Receipts 265Last week 480Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	773	145.00	145.00
1	—	684	127.50	127.50
4	—	570	122.50–142.50	131.11
3	—	712	125.00–139.00	134.22
1	—	626	130.00	130.00
1	—	402	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	627	140.00–162.50	156.01
25	—	566	148.00–166.00	159.48
4	—	476	152.50–164.00	160.88
19	—	827	123.00–147.00	137.91
16	—	727	135.00–151.00	145.90
7	—	940	125.00–130.00	129.29
1	—	898	134.00	134.00
1	—	976	125.00	125.00
1	—	384	152.50	152.50
8	—	767	135.00–141.00	138.49
4	—	526	137.50–157.00	147.30
23	—	664	139.00–160.00	150.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	484	127.50–144.00	135.49
3	—	767	131.00–135.00	132.31
4	—	715	119.00–130.00	124.79
1	—	578	129.00	129.00
1	—	534	130.00	130.00
2	—	428	135.00–140.00	137.49
1	—	672	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	506	110.00	110.00
1	—	440	85.00	85.00
1	—	330	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	95.00	95.00
2	—	567	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	608	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	682	107.50	107.50
2	—	997	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	90.00–100.00	93.25
1	—	608	100.00	100.00
1	—	556	75.00	75.00
1	—	456	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	116.00–117.50	116.72
1	—	722	107.50	107.50
2	—	427	132.50	132.50
3	—	531	124.00–127.50	126.40
1	—	638	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	689	115.00	115.00
1	—	740	119.00	119.00
2	—	633	115.00–118.00	116.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	735	115.00–134.00	124.45
4	—	801	113.00–125.00	121.99
6	—	513	130.00–136.00	134.04
11	—	571	125.00–141.00	132.58
14	—	671	119.00–137.00	130.47
2	—	1,127	89.00	89.00
6	—	620	115.00–130.00	124.75
6	—	780	119.00–122.50	120.74
4	—	1,024	101.00	101.00
3	—	422	127.50–130.00	129.16
1	—	946	102.50	102.50
1	—	330	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	412	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	526	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	356	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	406	142.50	142.50

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.