Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2021-12-01

Buckhannon Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Dec 1
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872
Feeder Cattle receipts
367 head
366 vs last sale 1 41 vs year ago 408 · 10.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
51 vs last sale 97 35 vs year ago 11 · +318.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
166 vs last sale 175 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

For todays board sale prices see Buckhannon Stockyards Board Sale report. 13 Bred hair ewes sold between 225-237.5 per head. 2 older bred ewes sold by the pound for 107.5 per pound and weighed 152 pound each. 22 bred nannies averaged between 175-265 per head. 2 kid nannies were 155-175 each. The only pygmy nanny sold for 170/hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.31/cwt on 114 head.
Average price
$127.31
114 head · 495 lb average
Value per head Derived
$630
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$97
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$13.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.98
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1499129.5864795
Medium and Large 2474115.9254919thin
One grade step is worth $13.67/cwt here — about $97 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale114 hd
127.31
WV average2 barns · 132 hd
125.32
+1.98
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
BullsAverage1,59480.301,2806thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35556.727699thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14249.9857111
CowsLean 85-90%Average86735.633095thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,283$8253thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1716115.50/cwt115.00–117.508275
BullsMedium and Large 1417160.00/cwt160.00–160.006677
BullsMedium and Large 1342150.00/cwt150.00–150.005131
BullsMedium and Large 1503141.00/cwt141.00–141.007094
BullsMedium and Large 1632121.17/cwt120.00–126.007665
BullsMedium and Large 2443146.00/cwt146.00–146.006478
SteersMedium and Large 1860145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2471
SteersMedium and Large 1651151.00/cwt151.00–151.009832
SteersMedium and Large 1476165.99/cwt159.00–171.5079023
HeifersMedium and Large 2457115.00/cwt115.00–115.005263
HeifersMedium and Large 2443122.50/cwt122.50–122.505433
HeifersMedium and Large 2309116.35/cwt110.00–120.003603
SteersMedium and Large 2858102.50/cwt102.50–102.508791
SteersMedium and Large 2752132.50/cwt132.50–132.509961
SteersMedium and Large 2569138.05/cwt135.00–142.007865
SteersMedium and Large 2515141.65/cwt130.00–150.007293
HeifersMedium and Large 1428133.97/cwt128.00–136.0057322
HeifersMedium and Large 2540110.00/cwt110.00–110.005941
HeifersMedium and Large 2365122.47/cwt120.00–125.004472
HeifersMedium and Large 1706106.00/cwt106.00–106.007481
HeifersMedium and Large 1585124.00/cwt124.00–124.007252
HeifersMedium and Large 1368131.16/cwt126.00–136.004834
HeifersMedium and Large 1623117.23/cwt107.00–123.0073010
HeifersMedium and Large 2619102.96/cwt100.00–106.006372
HeifersMedium and Large 2574116.00/cwt116.00–116.006665
BullsMedium and Large 2633117.50/cwt117.50–117.507442
BullsMedium and Large 1595126.38/cwt125.00–135.007527
BullsMedium and Large 283285.00/cwt85.00–85.007071
BullsMedium and Large 299180.00/cwt80.00–80.007932
BullsMedium and Large 2523135.23/cwt130.00–140.007073
HeifersMedium and Large 1519127.01/cwt122.00–130.0065934
BullsMedium and Large 2570122.22/cwt120.00–123.006974
BullsMedium and Large 2675114.17/cwt112.50–115.007716
BullsMedium and Large 2386142.50/cwt142.50–142.505501
BullsMedium and Large 277292.50/cwt92.50–92.507141
BullsMedium and Large 286480.00/cwt80.00–80.006911
BullsMedium and Large 2457138.00/cwt138.00–138.006312
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,283825.06/head790.00–850.008253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2928400.00/cwt400.00–400.003,7121
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2824410.00/cwt410.00–410.003,3781
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,418700.00/cwt700.00–700.009,9261
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2798625.00/cwt625.00–625.004,9881
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,046750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,8451
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-280885.00/cwt85.00–85.006871
Bulls1,28072.90/cwt70.00–75.009333
Bulls1,90787.69/cwt85.00–91.001,6723
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14249.98/cwt45.00–53.0057111
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,35556.72/cwt54.00–60.007699
CowsLean 85-90%90538.29/cwt31.00–44.003474
CowsLean 85-90%71425.00/cwt25.00–25.001791
SteersMedium and Large 1587148.94/cwt148.00–155.0087414
HeifersMedium and Large 1489136.08/cwt126.00–138.5066522
SteersMedium and Large 1515157.00/cwt155.00–160.008095
SteersMedium and Large 1424169.70/cwt167.50–174.0072011
SteersMedium and Large 1621146.62/cwt145.00–148.0091110
SteersMedium and Large 2630130.00/cwt130.00–130.008192
SteersMedium and Large 21,06080.00/cwt80.00–80.008481
SteersMedium and Large 2412133.73/cwt130.00–137.505512
SteersMedium and Large 1381164.81/cwt160.00–174.006288
SteersMedium and Large 1784141.65/cwt140.00–145.001,1116

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.