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Buckhannon Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Oct 22
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872
Feeder Cattle receipts
108 head
16 vs last sale 92 6 vs year ago 114 · 5.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
25 vs last sale 49 24 vs year ago 48 · 50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
8 vs last sale 14 2 vs year ago 8 · 25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Well attended sale with fairly active trade. Quite a bit of quality in the run of Feeder Cattle, prices trends steady despite recent uncertainty on the board. Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold steady. Breeding Ewes and Bucks sold by the head, rest of Sheep by the cwt.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $303.61/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits 55.86 against this barn's trailing median of $359.46.
Average price
$303.61
8 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,596
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$262
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$34.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
38.21
vs WV average
87.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533312.311,6636thin
Medium and Large 2505277.501,4012thin
One grade step is worth $34.81/cwt here — about $262 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale8 hd
303.61
WV average5 barns · 149 hd
341.82
−38.21
National average186 barns · 24,193 hd
390.82
−87.21
This barn, trailing median1 sales
359.46
−55.86
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
BullsAverage1,621162.262,6305thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,506145.812,1977thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,359142.551,9387thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average980104.241,0222thin

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)1,242$2,1113thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,120$1,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)860$2,4001thin

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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,372141.97/cwt134.00–151.001,9485
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,502144.94/cwt142.00–150.002,1775
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,540160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,4641
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,495136.00/cwt136.00–136.002,0331
CowsLean 85-90%980104.24/cwt80.00–123.001,0222
CowsBoner 80-85%1,180164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,9351
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450422408.20/cwt395.00–415.001,7233
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500478373.14/cwt360.00–380.001,7845
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550524318.77/cwt300.00–335.001,6705
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500468395.75/cwt365.00–405.001,8526
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400388365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,4162
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450413370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5283
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650624320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9976
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450432401.85/cwt370.00–415.001,7367
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650610313.77/cwt300.00–340.001,9143
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450410290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1891
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700650260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6901
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750700302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,1182
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350331370.14/cwt365.00–375.001,2254
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600575280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6101
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600565327.86/cwt300.00–370.001,8525
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350317345.04/cwt330.00–350.001,0944
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400360299.95/cwt270.00–350.001,0803
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450413335.97/cwt250.00–380.001,3883
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550543290.14/cwt260.00–320.001,5752
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400378356.61/cwt350.00–370.001,3483
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550505277.50/cwt275.00–280.001,4012
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500465385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7901
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700655270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7692
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550512354.82/cwt315.00–370.001,8175
HeifersMedium and Large 2950–1000960225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,1602
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500473250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1832
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900858250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1452
Bulls1,684167.82/cwt164.00–170.002,8264
Bulls1,370140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,9181
CowsBoner 80-85%1,475124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,8291
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28602,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2422,110.74/head1,850.00–2,400.002,1113
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1201,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501

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.