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Buckhannon Stockyards Board Sale

West Virginia · Buckhannon · Tue, Jul 30
● As filed3,400 headUSDA AMS · slug 1861

The sale in one line

F.O.B. at origin · actual weights
10 lots covering 3,400 head. Weights are actual. USDA puts receipts at 3,400 head, against 141 last week and 2,278 a year ago.

Every lot, as filed

10 lots · 3,400 head
ClassGradeWeightAvg wtPriceRangeHead
SteersMedium and Large 1None800–850814258.32/cwt255.00–260.251,005
SteersMedium and Large 1None850–900871250.96/cwt240.00–260.00719
SteersMedium and Large 1None750–800762269.32/cwt267.00–274.00471
SteersMedium and Large 1None900–950908244.26/cwt243.00–245.75332
SteersMedium and Large 1None650–700650294.50/cwt294.5072
SteersMedium and Large 1None700–750725270.00/cwt270.0068
HeifersMedium and Large 1None800–850818238.94/cwt232.75–243.50256
HeifersMedium and Large 1None750–800758245.85/cwt244.00–247.50204
HeifersMedium and Large 1None700–750717251.50/cwt238.50–259.00198
HeifersMedium and Large 1None600–650635276.00/cwt276.0075
Source: USDA AMS · Charleston, WV. Prices are as filed, F.O.B. at origin, with the buyer taking freight — they are not comparable to a spot ring price and never enter a barn average. Weights are actual. Head is summed from the lots as reported.