Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2022-09-21

Buckhannon Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 21
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872
Feeder Cattle receipts
62 head
48 vs last sale 14 31 vs year ago 31 · +100.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
27 vs last sale 29 1 vs year ago 55 · +1.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Larger run than last reported regular sale. Demand firm for Slaughter Cattle while remaining steady for Feeder Cattle. Small run of Slaughter Hogs, $75.00-$90.00 per cwt.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.99/cwt on 26 head.
Average price
$133.99
26 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$715
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$42
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$18.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
9.74
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1509144.8773811thin
Medium and Large 2552126.0169615thin
One grade step is worth $18.86/cwt here — about $42 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 sale26 hd
133.99
WV average6 barns · 414 hd
143.73
−9.74
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
BullsAverage1,66196.471,60210
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21276.7092920
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42774.971,0706thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09865.677219thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,277152.571,9482thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,264122.171,5443thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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
SteersSelect and Choice1,264122.17/cwt110.00–130.001,5443
SteersChoice and Prime1,277152.57/cwt150.00–155.001,9482
CowsLean 85-90%1,00754.19/cwt43.00–58.505464
CowsLean 85-90%1,08069.81/cwt65.00–73.507542
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42774.97/cwt68.00–81.501,0706
CowsBoner 80-85%1,01768.51/cwt63.50–73.006974
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34180.94/cwt78.50–83.501,0856
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21277.44/cwt75.00–81.0093910
Bulls1,918100.40/cwt92.50–114.001,9265
Bulls1,04576.94/cwt75.00–78.008043
CowsLean 85-90%1,23278.21/cwt77.00–79.009643
Bulls1,941115.94/cwt115.00–117.002,2502
HeifersMedium and Large 1429162.53/cwt160.00–165.006974
SteersMedium and Large 11,094102.50/cwt102.50–102.501,1211
HeifersMedium and Large 2652127.00/cwt127.00–127.008281
BullsMedium and Large 2460130.00/cwt130.00–130.005981
BullsMedium and Large 2622130.00/cwt130.00–130.008091
BullsMedium and Large 2584133.29/cwt130.00–135.007783
HeifersMedium and Large 2765117.50/cwt117.50–117.508992
HeifersMedium and Large 2413122.55/cwt120.00–125.005062
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed585110.00/cwt110.00–110.006442
HeifersMedium and Large 2521134.52/cwt130.00–136.007014
HeifersMedium and Large 1336148.75/cwt132.50–165.005002
HeifersMedium and Large 2370126.26/cwt125.00–127.504672
SteersMedium and Large 1379201.54/cwt200.00–202.507645
SteersMedium and Large 1636163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,0371
SteersMedium and Large 2661155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0253
HeifersMedium and Large 1372130.00/cwt130.00–130.004841
HeifersMedium and Large 1711128.99/cwt127.00–133.009174
HeifersMedium and Large 2612123.10/cwt110.00–132.007534
SteersMedium and Large 2504130.00/cwt130.00–130.006551
BullsMedium and Large 1437172.50/cwt172.50–172.507543
BullsMedium and Large 2448135.00/cwt135.00–135.006051
BullsMedium and Large 1392188.00/cwt188.00–188.007371
BullsMedium and Large 1346197.50/cwt197.50–197.506831
BullsMedium and Large 2537147.46/cwt145.00–150.007922
BullsMedium and Large 1468170.00/cwt170.00–170.007961

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.