Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2022-08-24

Buckhannon Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Aug 24
● Final9 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
12 vs last sale 17 21 vs year ago 8 · +262.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
3 vs last sale 0 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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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
BullsAverage1,659100.611,6699thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,515101.161,5324thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47685.191,2572thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,15784.749818thin

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
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,159$1,1382thin

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
CowsLean 85-90%1,07875.88/cwt73.00–79.008182
CowsLean 85-90%1,16391.43/cwt91.00–92.001,0632
CowsLean 85-90%1,19485.82/cwt82.00–88.001,0254
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47685.19/cwt80.00–90.001,2572
CowsBoner 80-85%1,665109.31/cwt97.00–120.001,8202
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36593.00/cwt93.00–93.001,2692
Bulls1,659100.61/cwt83.00–115.001,6699
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2661,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0521,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751

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.