Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2023-09-20

Buckhannon Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 20
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872
Feeder Cattle receipts
83 head
60 vs last sale 23 21 vs year ago 62 · +33.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
20 vs last sale 36 0 vs year ago 56 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
3 vs last sale 2 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Larger run than last Wednesday in terms of total head with increased offering of Slaughter cattle and Feeders following Tuesday's Graded Sale. Not a very solid base for a market test on the Feeders but it can be noted that the heavier end of the run sold steady compared to previous. Larger offering of Slaughter Cattle sold somewhat lower by $10-$15 per cwt for Cows and by $15 per cwt for Bulls. Heiferettes, $83-$120 per cwt.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $217.09/cwt on 29 head.
Average price
$217.09
29 head · 572 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,243
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$148
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$10.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
33.12
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1592222.231,31515thin
Medium and Large 2552211.581,16714thin
One grade step is worth $10.65/cwt here — about $148 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 sale29 hd
217.09
WV average5 barns · 1,018 hd
250.21
−33.12
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
BullsHigh1,586121.291,9237thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29892.911,20618
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52691.281,3936thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,01974.5376018
HeifersChoiceAverage1,115148.581,6573thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,034156.191,6154thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,170$1,2751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,056$1,2251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)934$1,0252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,230$1,4001thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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 1-2660100.00/cwt100.00–100.006601
HeifersMedium and Large 1476195.95/cwt185.00–202.509335
HeifersMedium and Large 2556209.99/cwt202.50–215.001,1685
HeifersMedium and Large 1572168.51/cwt162.50–175.009642
HeifersMedium and Large 2629195.98/cwt170.00–222.501,2332
SteersMedium and Large 1834207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,7312
SteersMedium and Large 2376220.00/cwt220.00–220.008271
SteersMedium and Large 2548227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,2471
SteersMedium and Large 2681194.46/cwt180.00–201.001,3245
SteersMedium and Large 1652241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,5712
SteersMedium and Large 1747197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,4752
SteersMedium and Large 2646188.75/cwt182.50–195.001,2192
BullsMedium and Large 1-2603170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0252
SteersMedium and Large 1551212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,1712
HeifersMedium and Large 1531183.78/cwt182.50–185.009762
HeifersMedium and Large 2676167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,1321
HeifersMedium and Large 1778187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,4592
SteersMedium and Large 2471241.60/cwt232.50–246.001,1383
SteersMedium and Large 1523230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2032
SteersMedium and Large 1485224.85/cwt210.00–240.001,0912
SteersMedium and Large 1431235.60/cwt230.00–240.001,0153
HeifersMedium and Large 1642198.57/cwt185.00–202.001,2755
HeifersMedium and Large 1684183.29/cwt170.00–187.501,2544
SteersMedium and Large 2344220.00/cwt220.00–220.007572
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2301,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0561,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1701,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29341,025.37/head1,000.00–1,050.001,0252
Bulls1,836127.28/cwt123.00–131.002,3373
Bulls1,398116.80/cwt113.50–122.001,6334
CowsLean 85-90%92851.30/cwt40.00–62.004763
CowsLean 85-90%92194.17/cwt89.00–101.008672
CowsBoner 80-85%1,384100.80/cwt97.50–103.501,3954
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52691.28/cwt80.50–99.001,3936
CowsLean 85-90%1,07770.85/cwt65.00–74.007635
CowsLean 85-90%1,04280.63/cwt72.00–91.008408
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27490.65/cwt79.50–100.001,15514
HeifersChoice1,115148.58/cwt135.00–160.001,6573
SteersChoice1,034156.19/cwt155.00–160.001,6154

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.