Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2021-11-05

Buckhannon Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Fri, Nov 5
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872
Feeder Cattle receipts
1 head
29 vs last sale 30 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
97 head
69 vs last sale 28 97 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
175 head
169 vs last sale 6 175 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Buckhannon Stockyards Bred Cow/Heifer and Replacement Special

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $90.00/cwt on 1 head.
Average price
$90.00
1 head · 392 lb average
Value per head Derived
$353
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
27.74
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-239290.003531thin
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 sale1 hd
90.00
WV average5 barns · 257 hd
117.74
−27.74
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
BullsAverage2,02975.551,5332thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,62057.009231thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,37253.5473541
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06952.6056244

Every lot, as filed

34 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
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,28098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,2541
Bulls2,02975.55/cwt75.00–76.001,5332
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2948754.09/cwt600.00–925.007,1494
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,311965.18/cwt850.00–1,050.0012,6543
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,208764.92/cwt650.00–1,000.009,2408
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3895404.60/cwt360.00–440.003,6212
CowsLean 85-90%1,07042.73/cwt35.00–45.004579
CowsLean 85-90%1,07956.60/cwt55.00–60.006114
CowsBoner 80-85%1,43640.00/cwt40.00–40.005741
CowsBoner 80-85%1,37352.75/cwt48.50–57.0072439
CowsLean 85-90%1,07350.33/cwt45.00–55.0054028
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,62057.00/cwt57.00–57.009231
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,01098.00/cwt98.00–98.009903
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,288686.70/cwt500.00–810.008,84518
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3840497.80/cwt470.00–570.004,1824
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,138786.39/cwt570.00–950.008,9498
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2921,015.94/cwt755.00–1,400.0013,12646
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,073619.85/cwt500.00–700.006,6512
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,558510.00/cwt510.00–510.007,9461
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,375672.58/cwt485.00–790.009,2483
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1581,033.27/cwt700.00–1,350.0011,96535
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,167647.82/cwt345.00–730.007,56014
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,040548.83/cwt545.00–550.005,7084
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,072905.22/cwt800.00–1,000.009,7042
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,240809.72/cwt650.00–1,025.0010,0416
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,238698.91/cwt600.00–750.008,6533
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,360750.00/cwt750.00–750.0010,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,456875.00/cwt875.00–875.0012,7401
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,098600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,5881
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2921,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0013,8891
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,434975.00/cwt975.00–975.0013,9821
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,294843.53/cwt710.00–925.0010,9154
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4221,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0017,0641
HeifersMedium and Large 1-239290.00/cwt90.00–90.003531

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.