Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2022-09-07

Buckhannon Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 7
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872
Feeder Cattle receipts
31 head
9 vs last sale 22 9 vs year ago 22 · +40.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
18 vs last sale 24 21 vs year ago 21 · +100.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
26 vs last sale 0 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder Calf Special sale on Tuesday 9/13/22, weigh in on Monday 9/12/22

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $185.06/cwt on 17 head.
Average price
$185.06
17 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$961
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+10.46
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1519185.0696117thin
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 sale17 hd
185.06
WV average4 barns · 87 hd
174.60
+10.46
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
BullsAverage1,688102.571,7319thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50782.631,2453thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28882.101,05714
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09871.6178616

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,288$1,0751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,206$9983thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,039$8093thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,047$7454thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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 1-2590100.00/cwt100.00–100.005901
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,07880.00/cwt80.00–80.008621
SteersMedium and Large 1404190.00/cwt190.00–190.007685
SteersMedium and Large 1506191.00/cwt191.00–191.009666
SteersMedium and Large 1629175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1016
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,470105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,5441
BullsMedium and Large 11,534108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,6571
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,039808.72/head775.00–870.008093
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,047744.64/head650.00–825.007454
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,29283.00/cwt83.00–83.001,0721
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2881,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,05971.94/cwt65.00–78.007622
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2677113.88/cwt112.50–115.007712
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-294374.00/cwt74.00–74.006982
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2-369659.90/cwt48.00–72.004172
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,16177.67/cwt74.00–80.009023
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,206998.22/head925.00–1,075.009983
Bulls1,44182.14/cwt75.00–92.001,1842
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32579.14/cwt75.00–82.001,0497
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25487.08/cwt85.00–93.001,0926
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50782.63/cwt79.00–85.001,2453
CowsLean 85-90%1,07371.06/cwt69.00–72.007623
Bulls1,758108.41/cwt100.00–123.001,9067
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22873.00/cwt73.00–73.008961
CowsLean 85-90%1,18177.19/cwt73.00–81.009128
CowsLean 85-90%97963.01/cwt60.00–66.006175
HeifersMedium and Large 1425165.00/cwt165.00–165.007013
BullsMedium and Large 1-2686122.50/cwt122.50–122.508403

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.