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Buckhannon Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Dec 10
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872
Feeder Cattle receipts
55 head
53 vs last sale 2 55 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
9 head
23 vs last sale 32 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
3 vs last sale 17 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Winter weather conditions, larger than average attendance. Trade active throughout with a slight increase in overall offering than last reported. No market test on Feeder Cattle, not a good market test on Slaughter Cows but somewhat stronger compared to last. Heiferettes up to $225 per cwt.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $274.00/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits 85.46 against this barn's trailing median of $359.46.
Average price
$274.00
5 head · 562 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,540
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
23.25
vs WV average
103.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1562274.001,5405thin
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
274.00
WV average3 barns · 19 hd
297.25
−23.25
National average184 barns · 19,282 hd
377.96
−103.96
This barn, trailing median1 sales
359.46
−85.46
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,543151.792,3426thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09896.501,0592thin

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)1,544$2,87817
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,438$2,8202thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,830$2,6501thin

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%1,225121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,4821
CowsLean 85-90%97072.00/cwt72.00–72.006981
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,543151.79/cwt144.00–157.002,3426
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,6122,877.16/head2,400.00–3,250.002,87713
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,8302,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3252,880.24/head2,250.00–3,250.002,8804
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4382,819.91/head2,800.00–2,850.002,8202
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550532310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6492
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600580372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,1611
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400390320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2481
SteersSmall 2Gaunt550–600560180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0081
SteersMedium and Large 1Gaunt550–600565342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,9351
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450441310.53/cwt300.00–322.001,3694
Dairy SteersLarge 3450–500465200.00/cwt200.00–200.009302
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350340280.00/cwt280.00–280.009521
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500474254.64/cwt245.00–280.001,2074
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500461355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,6374
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600565355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,0061
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600582250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4553
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500475355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,6861
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550500377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,8881
Dairy SteersLarge 3550–600573185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0606
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400380284.41/cwt220.00–320.001,0814
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350310315.00/cwt315.00–315.009771
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650610290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7691
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700675200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3501
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550515340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7511
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500470365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7161

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.