Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2023-08-30

Buckhannon Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Aug 30
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872
Feeder Cattle receipts
67 head
1 vs last sale 66 45 vs year ago 22 · +204.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
21 vs last sale 42 3 vs year ago 24 · 12.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
43 vs last sale 4 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 13lb slaughter cow deleted

Slightly larger run of total head compared to last week, similar number of Feeders but lower offering of Slaughter Cattle. Increase in the run made up by gains in Replacements due to two herd dispersals today, many young to middle aged cows in first/second trimester with quality calves on their side. Ample demand for all types, however, Feeder Steers were lower $5-$10 per cwt than last week but it can be noted that the run today was carrying more flesh compared to last week's harder fleshed Steers. Heifers sold steady, no market test on cutting bulls. Slaughter Cows sold steady for the most part but higher dressing Breakers and Bulls slightly higher by $4 per cwt. Calves $190-$205 per cwt. Few low choice Heifers, $112.50 - $130.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $237.24/cwt on 26 head.
Average price
$237.24
26 head · 518 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,229
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$190
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$1.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.71
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1505237.421,19922
Medium and Large 2588236.251,3894thin
One grade step is worth $1.17/cwt here — about −$190 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
237.24
WV average6 barns · 520 hd
230.54
+6.71
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
BullsLow1,690119.972,0275thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39299.401,3845thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17894.001,1076thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,25989.661,1293thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,091$1,3594thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,248$1,35114
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,262$1,3501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,247$1,3372thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,118$1,3251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,168$1,2995
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,240$1,2751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,129$1,2723thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,210$1,2317
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,013$1,1122thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)906$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,057$1,4882thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)908$1,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,134$1,4001thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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
SteersMedium and Large 1582240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3972
SteersMedium and Large 1422240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0132
SteersMedium and Large 1728230.07/cwt227.50–232.501,6754
SteersMedium and Large 1497240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1932
HeifersMedium and Large 1571191.67/cwt182.50–201.001,0942
HeifersMedium and Large 1322219.60/cwt190.00–235.007074
HeifersMedium and Large 1518183.49/cwt175.00–190.009503
HeifersMedium and Large 2435190.91/cwt175.00–207.508302
HeifersMedium and Large 1423205.00/cwt205.00–205.008673
BullsMedium and Large 1-2782160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2511
CowsLean 85-90%1,57894.00/cwt94.00–94.001,4831
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,455107.15/cwt105.00–109.001,5592
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,35094.24/cwt91.00–97.001,2723
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17894.00/cwt89.00–97.001,1076
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight1,10087.49/cwt85.00–90.009622
Bulls1,399113.60/cwt113.00–114.001,5892
Bulls1,884124.21/cwt116.00–130.002,3403
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2101,231.08/head1,025.00–1,330.001,2317
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2401,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0131,111.80/head1,075.00–1,150.001,1122
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0911,359.30/head1,175.00–1,740.001,3594
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2621,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1291,272.14/head1,125.00–1,350.001,2723
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2471,336.61/head1,325.00–1,350.001,3372
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1681,298.90/head1,200.00–1,375.001,2995
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2481,350.85/head1,150.00–1,425.001,35114
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1181,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29681,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29061,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29081,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1461,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
SteersMedium and Large 1331240.00/cwt230.00–250.007943
SteersMedium and Large 2638250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5952
SteersMedium and Large 2538222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,1972
SteersMedium and Large 1511236.54/cwt227.50–250.001,2093
HeifersMedium and Large 1627196.56/cwt193.00–200.001,2322
HeifersMedium and Large 1475193.35/cwt185.00–200.009183
HeifersMedium and Large 2350200.00/cwt200.00–200.007001
HeifersMedium and Large 2487150.00/cwt150.00–150.007312
SteersMedium and Large 1371244.18/cwt235.00–260.009065
SteersMedium and Large 1818212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,7381
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1341,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001

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.