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Buckhannon Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Nov 19
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872
Feeder Cattle receipts
48 head
2 vs last sale 46 48 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
13 vs last sale 16 29 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
2 vs last sale 4 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Rainy weather this week in N. Central WV, slightly higher attendance and trade remains active. Very similar head run to last reported, slight gain in Slaughter Cattle. Not a very strong test on Feeders; Steers mostly sold steady, Heifers steady to $5 per cwt higher, light Feeder Bulls slightly higher than last week. Average dress Boner type Slaughter Cows lower by $8 per cwt, Slaughter Bulls slightly lower as well. Heiferettes $240 - $260 per cwt. Slaughter Hogs $80-$85 per cwt weighing 255-285 range. Baby calves sold by the head, $400.

No Sale Next Week--Happy Thanksgiving

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $325.00/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits 34.46 against this barn's trailing median of $359.46.
Average price
$325.00
3 head · 510 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,658
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+34.70
vs WV average
31.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1510325.001,6583thin
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 sale3 hd
325.00
WV average4 barns · 59 hd
290.30
+34.70
National average188 barns · 19,415 hd
356.89
−31.89
This barn, trailing median1 sales
359.46
−34.46
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
BullsLow1,796144.142,5894thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,550131.882,0444thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,392119.871,66910
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11779.008823thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,298187.502,4342thin

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)1,200$2,0001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)780$1,3251thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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%1,110107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,1881
HeifersSelect and Choice1,298187.50/cwt185.00–190.002,4342
CowsBoner 80-85%1,395100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,3951
Bulls1,16086.00/cwt86.00–86.009981
CowsBoner 80-85%1,392122.08/cwt115.00–129.001,6999
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,550131.88/cwt130.00–134.002,0444
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400387405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,5673
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650618330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0392
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450435310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3491
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650620305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8911
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600580330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9141
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400375280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0501
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450438337.69/cwt305.00–370.001,4792
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300265311.13/cwt280.00–370.008243
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500466355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,6546
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650620250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5501
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500465285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3251
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350345275.00/cwt275.00–275.009491
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800765275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1041
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550510325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6583
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700665316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,1013
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550530328.33/cwt327.50–330.001,7403
SteersMedium and Large 1Gaunt750–800770270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0791
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400370400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4801
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550527370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9506
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400398345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,3733
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850825265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1861
CowsLean 85-90%88560.00/cwt60.00–60.005311
CowsLean 85-90%1,35570.00/cwt70.00–70.009491
Bulls2,008163.52/cwt160.00–166.003,2833
Heifer PairsMedium 1-27801,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650630195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2291
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001

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.