Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2020-08-26

Buckhannon Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Aug 26
● Final10 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872
Feeder Cattle receipts
14 head
7 vs last sale 21 2 vs year ago 16 · 12.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
15 vs last sale 39 8 vs year ago 32 · 25.0%
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.84/cwt on 6 head.
Average price
$114.84
6 head · 582 lb average
Value per head Derived
$668
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
11.79
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2582114.846686thin
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
114.84
WV average5 barns · 280 hd
126.63
−11.79
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,69386.371,4625thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34464.318648thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,25358.467335thin

Every lot, as filed

10 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1739122.01/cwt119.00–125.009022
SteersMedium and Large 1540135.00/cwt135.00–135.007291
HeifersMedium and Large 2562117.02/cwt115.00–118.006583
HeifersMedium and Large 2662114.00/cwt114.00–114.007552
HeifersMedium and Large 2480110.00/cwt110.00–110.005281
CowsLean 85-90%1,24957.20/cwt55.00–60.507144
CowsLean 85-90%1,27063.50/cwt63.50–63.508061
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32463.07/cwt60.00–64.008355
CowsBoner 80-85%1,37766.38/cwt65.00–69.009143
Bulls1,69386.37/cwt74.00–94.001,4625

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.