Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2021-08-25

Buckhannon Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Aug 25
● Final9 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872
Feeder Cattle receipts
14 head
1 vs last sale 13 0 vs year ago 14 · +0.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
8 head
13 vs last sale 21 16 vs year ago 24 · 66.7%
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.99/cwt on 6 head.
Average price
$123.99
6 head · 523 lb average
Value per head Derived
$648
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
7.01
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1523123.996486thin
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
123.99
WV average4 barns · 184 hd
131.00
−7.01
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
BullsAverage1,80799.691,8014thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,51268.001,0282thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51265.009831thin

Every lot, as filed

9 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
BullsMedium and Large 1364142.50/cwt142.50–142.505191
BullsMedium and Large 1560120.00/cwt120.00–120.006721
HeifersMedium and Large 1523123.99/cwt120.00–126.006486
SteersMedium and Large 1580142.50/cwt142.50–142.508271
SteersMedium and Large 1668131.00/cwt131.00–131.008751
Bulls1,80799.69/cwt85.00–114.001,8014
CowsBoner 80-85%1,57064.00/cwt64.00–64.001,0051
CowsBoner 80-85%1,45472.00/cwt72.00–72.001,0471
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51265.00/cwt65.00–65.009831

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.