Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2020-09-09

Buckhannon Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 9
● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872
Slaughter Cattle receipts
131 head
107 vs last sale 24 92 vs year ago 39 · +235.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
53 vs last sale 0 50 vs year ago 3 · +1,666.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Cow Sale Larger run than last reported due to greater supply of replacement and slaughter cattle. Run of feeders too light to establish trends; no market test on feeders. Demand steady for slaughter cattle. Small offering of slaughter hogs: $43-$46 per cwt.

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
BullsAverage1,67886.811,4576thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,37354.0574234
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,58953.6585247
CowsLean 85-90%High1,16747.9656023
HeifersChoiceAverage1,22298.071,1983thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,337100.001,3373thin

Every lot, as filed

15 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
SteersChoice1,337100.00/cwt97.50–102.501,3373
HeifersChoice1,22298.07/cwt94.00–102.001,1983
Bulls1,67886.81/cwt83.00–90.001,4576
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15247.00/cwt47.00–47.005411
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38056.08/cwt55.00–61.0077410
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38053.48/cwt50.00–54.5073823
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,69552.28/cwt51.00–53.5088613
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54854.18/cwt53.00–56.5083934
CowsLean 85-90%1,31154.00/cwt54.00–54.007083
CowsLean 85-90%1,07344.01/cwt43.00–45.004726
CowsLean 85-90%1,17748.36/cwt46.00–52.0056914
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,346785.65/cwt520.00–880.0010,57519
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,291824.82/cwt725.00–1,000.0010,6486
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,357777.46/cwt670.00–920.0010,55011
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,105820.13/cwt685.00–900.009,0626

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.