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Buckhannon Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Sep 17
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872
Feeder Cattle receipts
34 head
26 vs last sale 60 8 vs year ago 42 · 19.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
36 vs last sale 20 40 vs year ago 96 · 41.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
3 vs last sale 7 0 vs year ago 4 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Similar head run compared to last week, lighter run of Feeders following yesterday's graded Feeder sale but made up for by a heavier run of Slaughter Cattle. Average attendance and trade active. No market test on Feeders. Slaughter Cows lower by $5-$6 per cwt despite average weights lighter by near 60 pound per head compared to last; Slaughter Bulls lower by $3 per cwt. Dry conditions persist in N. Central West Virginia with some producers reporting having to haul water.

Graded Feeder Sale next Tuesday, September 23 at 9:00 am, taking in Monday

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $320.00/cwt on 5 head.
Average price
$320.00
5 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,731
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
37.27
vs WV average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541320.001,7315thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale5 hd
320.00
WV average6 barns · 88 hd
357.27
−37.27
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
BullsAverage1,550180.612,7994thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,513142.822,16115
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,242138.581,72118
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,114120.801,34511
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage950213.492,0282thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,175237.712,7932thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,083$1,8522thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$1,6501thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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%1,115110.99/cwt94.00–125.001,2385
CowsLean 85-90%1,245145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,8051
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,547147.34/cwt141.00–153.002,2795
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,493141.74/cwt134.00–145.002,1169
CowsBoner 80-85%1,340149.01/cwt144.00–155.001,9975
SteersSelect and Choice1,175237.71/cwt235.00–240.002,7932
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600560275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5401
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550533274.65/cwt250.00–300.001,4642
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750705296.00/cwt296.00–296.002,0873
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0831,852.31/head1,200.00–2,250.001,8522
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1451,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
BullsMedium 1650–700655250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6382
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550505320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6161
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450440300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3201
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600550320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7604
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450415345.83/cwt300.00–370.001,4354
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700670336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,2511
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700685240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6441
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450405370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4991
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600592348.44/cwt330.00–357.502,0633
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500490370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8132
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650612270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6523
CowsBoner 80-85%1,216138.21/cwt127.00–143.001,6818
CowsBoner 80-85%1,184128.76/cwt123.00–133.001,5255
HeifersSelect and Choice950213.49/cwt200.00–225.002,0282
Bulls1,550180.61/cwt160.00–186.002,7994
CowsLean 85-90%1,086125.77/cwt114.00–138.001,3665
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,525130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,9831

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.