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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-13

Feeder Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Tue, Sep 13

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1884

← Aug 30Sep 13Apr 18 →

Receipts

932 head

▲ 589 vs last sale 343▲ 312 vs year ago 620 · +50.3%

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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 $188.46/cwt on 468 head.

Average price

$188.46

468 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$954

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$109

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 1

$17.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.64

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	438	199.50	874	65
Medium 1	503	189.53	954	251
Large 1	540	181.98	983	152

One grade step is worth $17.52/cwt here — about −$109 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 sale468 hd

188.46

—

WV average5 barns · 691 hd

185.82

+2.64

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

Every lot

51 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Large 1	309	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	609	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	687	6
Steers	—	Medium 1	342	193.28/cwt	155.00–200.00	661	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	388	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	842	28
Steers	—	Large 1	389	184.29/cwt	170.00–195.00	717	3
Steers	—	Medium 1	396	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	851	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	402	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	804	1
Steers	—	Large 1	403	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	866	7
Steers	—	Medium 1	412	203.23/cwt	150.00–215.00	837	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	461	190.87/cwt	154.00–193.00	880	18
Steers	—	Medium 1	466	202.82/cwt	167.50–214.00	945	76
Steers	—	Large 1	472	186.12/cwt	160.00–187.50	878	36
Steers	—	Medium 1	527	183.12/cwt	150.00–185.00	965	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	539	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	916	5
Steers	—	Large 1	542	180.74/cwt	165.00–184.00	980	57
Steers	—	Large 1	566	171.00/cwt	170.00–174.00	968	4
Steers	—	Medium 1	583	163.92/cwt	160.00–170.00	956	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	602	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,011	7
Steers	—	Large 1	608	179.79/cwt	162.00–180.50	1,093	26
Steers	—	Medium 1	608	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,031	34
Steers	—	Medium 1	672	166.26/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,117	8
Steers	—	Large 1	678	167.53/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,136	17
Steers	—	Medium 1	712	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	926	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Large 1	290	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	479	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	296	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	392	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	326	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	579	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	327	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	611	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	584	17
Heifers	—	Large 1	386	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	533	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	40
Heifers	—	Medium 1	397	161.49/cwt	135.00–166.00	641	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	584	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1	461	163.49/cwt	136.00–166.00	754	76
Heifers	—	Large 1	461	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	738	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	462	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	760	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	744	9
Heifers	—	Medium 1	530	158.00/cwt	156.00–158.50	837	40
Heifers	—	Large 1	532	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	814	32
Heifers	—	Medium 1	584	142.72/cwt	140.00–146.00	833	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	609	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	871	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	897	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	7
Heifers	—	Large 1	694	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	770	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	336	166.47/cwt	130.00–202.50	559	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	720	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	165.66/cwt	130.00–185.00	712	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	454	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	726	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	159.33/cwt	152.50–166.00	806	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	147.24/cwt	142.00–155.00	847	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	118.27/cwt	110.00–125.00	755	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	898	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 Sep 13, 2022

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

Receipts 932Last week 343Year ago 620

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	309	197.00	197.00
17	—	678	160.00–168.00	167.53
57	—	542	165.00–184.00	180.74
36	—	472	160.00–187.50	186.12
26	—	608	162.00–180.50	179.79
3	—	389	170.00–195.00	184.29
7	—	403	215.00	215.00
4	—	566	170.00–174.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	461	154.00–193.00	190.87
1	—	402	200.00	200.00
6	—	335	205.00	205.00
5	—	539	170.00	170.00
7	—	602	168.00	168.00
28	—	388	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	712	130.00	130.00
8	—	672	155.00–170.00	166.26
8	—	342	155.00–200.00	193.28
3	—	396	215.00	215.00
4	—	583	160.00–170.00	163.92
33	—	412	150.00–215.00	203.23
84	—	527	150.00–185.00	183.12
34	—	608	169.50	169.50
76	—	466	167.50–214.00	202.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	532	153.00	153.00
18	—	461	160.00	160.00
4	—	386	138.00	138.00
2	—	327	187.00	187.00
1	—	694	111.00	111.00
1	—	290	165.00	165.00
17	—	609	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	390	170.00	170.00
4	—	410	140.00–145.00	142.50
1	—	610	147.00	147.00
24	—	462	164.50	164.50
17	—	327	178.50	178.50
9	—	513	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	530	156.00–158.50	158.00
1	—	326	177.50	177.50
76	—	461	136.00–166.00	163.49
7	—	615	140.00	140.00
1	—	296	132.50	132.50
4	—	584	140.00–146.00	142.72
25	—	397	135.00–166.00	161.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	142.00–155.00	147.24
2	—	506	152.50–166.00	159.33
2	—	336	130.00–202.50	166.47
1	—	360	200.00	200.00
4	—	430	130.00–185.00	165.66
3	—	638	110.00–125.00	118.27
1	—	680	132.00	132.00
1	—	454	160.00	160.00

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.