Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Increased offering of feeder cattle compared to last week, little change in slaughter cattle. Demand remained steady for all reported classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $94.94/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$94.94

6 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$535

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−9.22

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	563	94.94	535	6thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

94.94

—

WV average4 barns · 161 hd

104.16

−9.22

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

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,682	67.97	1,143	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,424	43.56	620	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,189	41.25	490	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,058	32.64	345	28

Every lot, as filed

14 lots · USDA AMS · Buckhannon Stockyards Livestock Auction - Buckhannon, WV

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	411	2
Bulls	—	—	1,682	67.97/cwt	61.50–73.00	1,143	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	263	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	42.00/cwt	39.00–46.00	501	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	43.56/cwt	40.00–45.00	620	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	39.31/cwt	33.00–45.00	445	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	89.81/cwt	82.50–97.50	553	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	12,040	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	23.55/cwt	15.00–31.00	244	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	34.97/cwt	30.50–39.50	363	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	655	1

How this sale compares

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 →