Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2023-08-16

Buckhannon Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Aug 16
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872
Feeder Cattle receipts
66 head
25 vs last sale 41 50 vs year ago 16 · +312.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
6 vs last sale 36 25 vs year ago 17 · +147.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
4 vs last sale 0 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Higher head run compared to last reported, similar run of slaughter cattle with increase in offering of Feeder Cattle and Lambs as well as Slaughter Bulls. Feeder Steers and Heifers harder fleshed but good quality and ample demand throughout. Slaughter Cows sold steady to $2 higher per cwt while Slaughter Bulls sold steady. Small run of Slaughter Hogs, $75-$90 per cwt.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $237.27/cwt on 37 head.
Average price
$237.27
37 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,317
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$312
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$4.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
15.38
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2543237.611,29134
Medium and Large 1687233.331,6033thin
One grade step is worth $4.28/cwt here — about −$312 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 sale37 hd
237.27
WV average3 barns · 272 hd
252.65
−15.38
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
BullsAverage1,843125.112,3069thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,399103.001,4412thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,302100.821,31214
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,26189.451,12813
SteersChoiceAverage1,250175.622,1954thin

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 Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)898$8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,076$1,2482thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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 1-2680184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,2511
BullsMedium and Large 1-2647185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1972
BullsMedium and Large 1-2539167.65/cwt145.00–190.009042
BullsMedium and Large 1-2451232.51/cwt230.00–235.001,0492
BullsMedium and Large 1-2371271.44/cwt260.00–277.501,0073
HeifersMedium and Large 2650217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,4142
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed582150.00/cwt150.00–150.008734
SteersMedium and Large 2519260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,34914
SteersMedium and Large 2638217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,3842
SteersMedium and Large 2764214.23/cwt207.50–221.001,6372
SteersMedium and Large 2446250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1156
SteersMedium and Large 2566246.06/cwt205.00–254.001,3936
HeifersMedium and Large 1627177.32/cwt165.00–190.001,1122
HeifersMedium and Large 2464192.46/cwt190.00–195.008932
HeifersMedium and Large 2311139.52/cwt110.00–170.004342
HeifersMedium and Large 2584213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,2443
HeifersMedium and Large 1589223.98/cwt220.00–226.001,3193
SteersMedium and Large 1687233.33/cwt230.00–235.001,6033
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,12899.00/cwt99.00–99.001,1171
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2898850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0761,248.33/head1,080.00–1,400.001,2482
Bulls1,690120.03/cwt115.00–127.002,0295
CowsLean 85-90%1,31187.64/cwt84.00–94.001,1497
Bulls2,034131.46/cwt128.00–134.002,6744
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10394.35/cwt93.00–95.001,0413
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34599.92/cwt97.00–103.001,3446
CowsBoner 80-85%1,369105.78/cwt102.00–109.001,4485
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,399103.00/cwt101.00–105.001,4412
SteersChoice1,250175.62/cwt160.00–185.002,1954
CowsLean 85-90%1,269102.35/cwt96.00–110.001,2993
CowsLean 85-90%1,13680.79/cwt79.00–83.009183

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.