Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2021-09-21

Buckhannon Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Tue, Sep 21
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1884
Receipts
805 head
185 vs last sale 620 264 vs year ago 541 · +48.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Larger offering than last week by near 200 head with strong demand for most classes, especially lighter #1 steers. #1 Steers sold steady to $3-$9 per cwt higher, 400 weight steers stronger by $15-$19 compared to last. #1 Heifers sold steady to $3-$6 per cwt higher with 600 weight stronger by $12 per cwt, 400-500 weight softening somewhat. No test on Feeder Bulls but ample demand for the offering. Large graded groups of #1 muscling feeders reported as either Large 1 or Medium 1, small groups and singles that graded #1 on report under Medium and Large 1. Wetter than average conditions in central West Virginia with good water and pasture reported.

*Clean up sale Tuesday, October 12, receiving cattle Monday, October 11. Sale will include vaccinated calves, weaned calves and yearlings.*

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $171.18/cwt on 387 head.
Average price
$171.18
387 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$875
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$101
per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 1
$31.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.94
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 1492181.52894173
Medium and Large 2443165.7973543
Large 1552164.63908141
Medium and Large 1528149.9979230
One grade step is worth $31.53/cwt here — about $101 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale387 hd
171.18
WV average8 barns · 1,351 hd
161.23
+9.94
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

51 lots · USDA AMS · Buckhannon Stockyards Special Graded Sale - Buckhannon, WV
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 2542159.00/cwt159.00–159.008623
SteersMedium and Large 2383167.35/cwt165.00–172.5064118
SteersMedium 1393190.00/cwt190.00–190.007477
SteersMedium 1533167.42/cwt164.00–168.0089263
SteersMedium and Large 1580142.35/cwt135.00–162.008265
SteersMedium and Large 1409153.76/cwt150.00–157.506292
SteersLarge 1374197.50/cwt197.50–197.507396
SteersMedium and Large 1615145.97/cwt135.00–154.008985
SteersMedium and Large 1331165.00/cwt165.00–165.005462
SteersMedium and Large 1391155.00/cwt155.00–155.006062
SteersMedium and Large 2587150.02/cwt148.00–151.008813
SteersMedium and Large 1484158.28/cwt150.00–165.007666
SteersMedium and Large 1535146.96/cwt140.00–155.007865
HeifersMedium 1464140.20/cwt139.00–140.5065175
HeifersMedium 1613130.00/cwt130.00–130.007976
HeifersMedium and Large 1323134.48/cwt132.00–136.004345
SteersMedium and Large 2469169.13/cwt150.00–180.0079316
SteersMedium and Large 2425161.24/cwt157.50–163.006853
SteersMedium 1466196.29/cwt192.00–197.5091569
HeifersMedium and Large 2607119.74/cwt119.00–120.007274
HeifersMedium 1542132.25/cwt129.00–133.0071732
HeifersMedium and Large 2524124.00/cwt124.00–124.0065013
SteersMedium 1602158.00/cwt158.00–158.0095115
SteersLarge 1602155.00/cwt155.00–155.0093333
SteersMedium 1334181.53/cwt175.00–185.006063
HeifersMedium and Large 1376130.00/cwt130.00–130.004891
HeifersMedium and Large 1469123.12/cwt115.00–135.0057711
HeifersMedium and Large 2386129.85/cwt122.50–131.0050115
SteersLarge 1543160.63/cwt156.00–162.5087263
SteersMedium 1415191.69/cwt190.00–195.0079616
SteersMedium and Large 1678142.08/cwt130.00–154.009633
BullsMedium and Large 1-2721120.80/cwt119.00–122.508712
HeifersLarge 1688122.00/cwt122.00–122.008396
HeifersLarge 1401144.00/cwt144.00–144.005779
HeifersMedium and Large 1524117.95/cwt110.00–130.006189
HeifersMedium and Large 2327126.96/cwt105.00–131.0041511
HeifersMedium 1397141.00/cwt141.00–141.0056027
HeifersLarge 1608138.00/cwt138.00–138.0083913
HeifersLarge 1469139.00/cwt139.00–139.0065231
HeifersLarge 1536135.00/cwt135.00–135.0072438
HeifersMedium and Large 2465140.50/cwt140.50–140.5065321
HeifersMedium and Large 1555119.00/cwt119.00–119.006602
HeifersMedium and Large 1422122.37/cwt115.00–127.505164
SteersLarge 1469195.00/cwt195.00–195.0091525
SteersLarge 1696137.00/cwt137.00–137.0095414
BullsMedium and Large 1-2571139.69/cwt132.50–147.007982
BullsMedium and Large 1-2511151.16/cwt137.50–157.507726
BullsMedium and Large 1-2367149.03/cwt138.00–160.005472
BullsMedium and Large 1-2487146.62/cwt130.00–155.007143
BullsMedium and Large 1-2662129.53/cwt119.00–137.508574
BullsMedium and Large 1-2260142.20/cwt138.00–146.003704

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.