Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-17

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.77/cwt on 444 head.

Average price

$138.77

444 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$0.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.15

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	138.79	708	382
Medium and Large 2	424	138.61	588	62

One grade step is worth $0.18/cwt here — about $120 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 sale444 hd

138.77

—

WV average5 barns · 975 hd

136.62

+2.15

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

26 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	412	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	652	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	634	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	397	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	476	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	118.49/cwt	110.00–125.00	505	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	119.58/cwt	105.00–124.00	548	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	597	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	163.86/cwt	152.50–166.00	647	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	770	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	115.89/cwt	115.00–117.00	614	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	124.09/cwt	122.00–125.00	575	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	486	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	367	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	777	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	549	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	401	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	747	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	859	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	711	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	591	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	621	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	622	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	451	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	131.81/cwt	130.00–134.00	708	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	145.46/cwt	144.50–150.00	688	138

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.

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