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Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-18

Feeder Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Tue, Apr 18

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1884

← Sep 13Apr 18Aug 29 →

Receipts

738 head

▼ 194 vs last sale 932▲ 88 vs year ago 650 · +13.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Fairly heavy run of cattle for the in-barn Feeder Special Sale, many quality offerings coming off a good winter feeding and management program to make desirable turn out cattle. Warm weather and some rainfall over the past two weeks shoring up stocker producer's pasture availability in N. Central WV. Compared to the board sale two weeks ago Feeder steers sold steady to $6-7 per cwt lower. Demand slightly lower for light Feeder Heifers by $10 on the lighter breaks while remaining steady for the heavier end of the run. Considering that buyer confidence and demand are higher for board sale lots this sale expressed the high demand for Feeders locally and looking at the strong Futures for when they are marketed later this year. Roughly half the offerings had a vaccination guarantee which is reflected on this report as value added. Red white face Steers represented as Medium 2. The results of the board sale lot offered today reported as Medium and Large 1-2. Small run of Feeder Bulls, no market test.

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 $225.40/cwt on 395 head.

Average price

$225.40

395 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,317

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$25.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.48

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	229.55	1,311	223
Medium and Large 1-2	688	225.00	1,548	72
Medium and Large 2	531	218.28	1,160	87
Medium 2	594	203.95	1,211	13thin

One grade step is worth $25.60/cwt here — about $100 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 sale395 hd

225.40

—

WV average5 barns · 1,611 hd

228.88

−3.48

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

Every lot

65 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	295	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	516	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	199.54/cwt	182.00–210.00	654	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	359	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	646	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	230.90/cwt	220.00–245.00	836	7
Steers	—	Medium 2	394	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	749	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	416	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	905	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	421	243.51/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,025	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	243.86/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,036	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	430	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	989	3
Steers	—	Medium 2Value Added	430	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	968	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	451	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,173	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	239.93/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,132	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	489	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,100	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	231.16/cwt	200.00–249.00	1,197	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	519	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,259	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	238.64/cwt	205.00–258.00	1,243	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	538	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,157	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	557	194.12/cwt	190.00–202.50	1,081	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	219.92/cwt	206.00–227.50	1,260	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	582	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,484	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	593	232.60/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,379	8
Steers	—	Medium 2	618	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,205	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	626	232.56/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,456	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	220.00/cwt	193.00–247.50	1,390	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	634	204.08/cwt	202.00–222.50	1,294	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	642	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,284	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	657	205.79/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,352	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	214.12/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,462	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	688	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,548	72
Steers	—	Medium 2	690	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,346	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	711	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,479	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	719	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,510	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	214.89/cwt	190.00–218.00	1,575	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	189.93/cwt	180.00–202.00	1,470	6
Steers	—	Medium 2	816	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,624	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	198.17/cwt	198.00–199.00	1,633	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	881	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,674	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	195.87/cwt	180.00–212.00	733	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	192.34/cwt	185.00–200.00	742	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	398	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	647	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	421	212.42/cwt	197.50–216.00	894	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	191.64/cwt	187.50–197.50	813	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	729	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	197.86/cwt	185.00–206.00	926	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	196.73/cwt	187.50–199.00	929	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	477	210.20/cwt	202.50–214.00	1,003	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	478	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	942	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	202.18/cwt	192.50–206.00	1,055	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	199.14/cwt	192.50–209.00	1,055	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	196.87/cwt	182.50–205.00	1,110	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	202.11/cwt	200.00–210.50	1,158	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	587	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,027	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	617	168.96/cwt	160.00–177.50	1,042	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	195.37/cwt	186.00–199.00	1,221	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	185.36/cwt	177.50–195.00	1,160	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	186.65/cwt	185.00–187.50	1,232	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	664	157.15/cwt	137.50–162.00	1,043	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	157.86/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,168	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	742	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,150	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	754	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,206	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	759	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,245	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	161.59/cwt	160.00–165.00	609	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	542	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	191.26/cwt	165.00–200.00	977	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,185	2

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 Apr 18, 2023

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

Receipts 738Last week 932Year ago 650

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	195.00	195.00
1	—	394	190.00	190.00
3	—	557	190.00–202.50	194.12
2	—	816	199.00	199.00
1	—	618	195.00	195.00
2	—	711	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	362	220.00–245.00	230.90
20	—	425	220.00–255.00	243.86
25	—	521	205.00–258.00	238.64
9	—	683	207.00–215.00	214.12
6	—	774	180.00–202.00	189.93
49	—	632	193.00–247.50	220.00
12	—	824	198.00–199.00	198.17
9	—	472	235.00–250.00	239.93
12	—	733	190.00–218.00	214.89
2	—	881	190.00	190.00
8	—	593	220.00–240.00	232.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	657	205.00–207.00	205.79
4	—	489	225.00	225.00
11	—	634	202.00–222.50	204.08
2	—	295	175.00	175.00
2	—	359	180.00	180.00
5	—	328	182.00–210.00	199.54
1	—	416	217.50	217.50
25	—	573	206.00–227.50	219.92
29	—	518	200.00–249.00	231.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	421	240.00–255.00	243.51
6	—	519	242.50	242.50
5	—	719	210.00	210.00
6	—	626	227.50–235.00	232.56
17	—	451	260.00	260.00
4	—	582	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	688	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	215.00	215.00
2	—	642	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	617	160.00–177.50	168.96
2	—	759	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	754	160.00	160.00
20	—	740	155.00–158.00	157.86
16	—	468	185.00–206.00	197.86
2	—	386	185.00–200.00	192.34
12	—	530	192.50–209.00	199.14
19	—	564	182.50–205.00	196.87
25	—	626	177.50–195.00	185.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	421	197.50–216.00	212.42
23	—	477	202.50–214.00	210.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	478	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	625	186.00–199.00	195.37
9	—	660	185.00–187.50	186.65
19	—	472	187.50–199.00	196.73
5	—	424	187.50–197.50	191.64
2	—	742	155.00	155.00
12	—	522	192.50–206.00	202.18
27	—	573	200.00–210.50	202.11
14	—	374	180.00–212.00	195.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	398	162.50	162.50
5	—	587	175.00	175.00
2	—	435	167.50	167.50
5	—	664	137.50–162.00	157.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	202.50	202.50
3	—	377	160.00–165.00	161.59
4	—	511	165.00–200.00	191.26
2	—	417	130.00	130.00

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.