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Buckhannon Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Nov 12
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872
Feeder Cattle receipts
46 head
46 vs last sale 0 22 vs year ago 68 · 32.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
16 head
16 vs last sale 32 20 vs year ago 36 · 55.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
181 vs last sale 185 30 vs year ago 34 · 88.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Lighter run than last reported with slightly lower than average attendance, trade remained strong. No market test on Feeders, prices continued to follow national and regional trends, run had decent quality if lower numbers. Slaughter Cows: Lean Cows lower by $8 per cwt, Average Dress Boners lower by $4-$5 per cwt; no test on Bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $357.81/cwt on 8 head.
Average price
$357.81
8 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,966
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
1.92
vs WV average
67.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549357.811,9668thin
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 sale8 hd
357.81
WV average3 barns · 94 hd
359.73
−1.92
National average177 barns · 31,012 hd
424.87
−67.06
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,294132.921,7207thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,16091.891,0665thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,110229.922,5522thin

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)1,395$2,3001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,305$1,9751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,355$1,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,515$3,6001thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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%1,263134.91/cwt131.00–138.001,7042
CowsBoner 80-85%1,168159.51/cwt159.00–160.001,8632
SteersSelect and Choice1,110229.92/cwt227.50–232.502,5522
CowsLean 85-90%1,163103.40/cwt97.00–110.001,2032
CowsLean 85-90%1,15884.22/cwt80.00–87.009753
CowsBoner 80-85%1,398113.87/cwt105.00–125.001,5923
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600595342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,0383
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550522367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,9165
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450425400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7001
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450400310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2402
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5153,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3051,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550520312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,6252
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500483276.13/cwt252.50–300.001,3342
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300285340.00/cwt340.00–340.009691
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400360435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,5661
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350330440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4521
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300282410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,1562
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700680277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,8871
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450402355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,4272
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500493252.46/cwt245.00–260.001,2452
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800795325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5842
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600595307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,8301
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750708302.75/cwt257.50–325.002,1433
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500478370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7692
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500460255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1731
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3551,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3952,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400385428.38/cwt425.00–430.001,6493
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550505348.33/cwt345.00–355.001,7593
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600575284.52/cwt275.00–293.001,6363
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650640232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,4881

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.