Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2023-07-19

Buckhannon Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Jul 19
● Final9 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872
Feeder Cattle receipts
2 head
33 vs last sale 35 14 vs year ago 16 · 87.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
27 vs last sale 58 9 vs year ago 22 · +40.9%
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Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $230.00/cwt on 2 head.
Average price
$230.00
2 head · 608 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,398
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+2.53
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1608230.001,3982thin
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 sale2 hd
230.00
WV average5 barns · 155 hd
227.47
+2.53
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
BullsAverage1,987128.232,5486thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,452101.811,4787thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,21297.731,18511
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,35797.651,3253thin

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%1,339113.42/cwt111.00–115.001,5193
CowsLean 85-90%1,16591.85/cwt87.00–97.001,0708
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54490.00/cwt90.00–90.001,3901
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,374111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,5251
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,449102.33/cwt99.00–105.001,4835
CowsBoner 80-85%1,56884.00/cwt84.00–84.001,3171
CowsBoner 80-85%1,252104.48/cwt104.00–105.001,3082
Bulls1,987128.23/cwt122.00–138.002,5486
SteersMedium and Large 1608230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3982

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.