Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2023-12-05

Buckhannon Stockyards

Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-05

Feeder Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Tue, Dec 5

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1884

← Oct 10Dec 5Mar 26 →

Receipts

384 head

▼ 331 vs last sale 715▼ 548 vs year ago 932 · −58.8%

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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 $194.31/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$194.31

132 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$984

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$398

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

$25.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.00

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	200.60	1,087	100
Medium and Large 2	395	174.67	689	32

One grade step is worth $25.92/cwt here — about $398 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 sale132 hd

194.31

—

WV average5 barns · 208 hd

190.31

+4.00

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

Every lot

37 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	603	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	221.97/cwt	207.50–230.00	850	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	239.04/cwt	238.00–243.00	1,021	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	235.30/cwt	235.00–235.50	1,089	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	846	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	232.49/cwt	200.00–239.00	1,202	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	961	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	229.45/cwt	221.00–235.00	1,301	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	226.87/cwt	222.00–228.50	1,422	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	221.41/cwt	217.00–224.50	1,492	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	195.85/cwt	180.00–212.00	1,342	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,602	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	189.69/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,455	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	768	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,444	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	800	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,220	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,570	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	286	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	515	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	343	180.99/cwt	179.00–185.00	621	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	673	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	393	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	727	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	169.10/cwt	150.00–176.00	736	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	451	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	801	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	210.29/cwt	207.50–215.00	1,007	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	494	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,112	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	170.41/cwt	161.00–180.00	869	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	193.90/cwt	187.00–222.50	1,035	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	199.64/cwt	192.00–215.00	1,128	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	634	194.47/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,233	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	184.17/cwt	172.50–190.00	1,344	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,140	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,211	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,015	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,294	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	382	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	630	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	483	209.90/cwt	200.00–223.00	1,014	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	177.04/cwt	152.50–184.00	1,014	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	583	184.98/cwt	182.00–192.00	1,078	16
Feeder Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	980	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,284	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 Dec 5, 2023

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

Receipts 384Last week 715Year ago 932

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	583	182.00–192.00	184.98
18	—	483	200.00–223.00	209.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	382	165.00	165.00
9	—	573	152.50–184.00	177.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	139.00	139.00
1	—	1,015	127.50	127.50
11	—	634	190.00–200.00	194.47
1	—	865	140.00	140.00
30	—	479	207.50–215.00	210.29
24	—	534	187.00–222.50	193.90
16	—	565	192.00–215.00	199.64
3	—	393	185.00	185.00
3	—	730	172.50–190.00	184.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	343	179.00–185.00	180.99
2	—	510	161.00–180.00	170.41
8	—	435	150.00–176.00	169.10
4	—	286	180.00	180.00
8	—	390	172.50	172.50
4	—	451	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	494	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	674	217.00–224.50	221.41
3	—	728	220.00	220.00
6	—	767	185.00–192.00	189.69
5	—	427	238.00–243.00	239.04
16	—	567	221.00–235.00	229.45
21	—	627	222.00–228.50	226.87
16	—	517	200.00–239.00	232.49
8	—	383	207.50–230.00	221.97
8	—	463	235.00–235.50	235.30
1	—	860	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	188.00	188.00
1	—	465	182.00	182.00
7	—	685	180.00–212.00	195.85
1	—	800	152.50	152.50
2	—	565	170.00	170.00
1	—	335	180.00	180.00

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.