Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-15

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.76/cwt on 263 head.

Average price

$136.76

263 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$120

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

$0.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.14

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	459	137.07	629	90
Medium and Large 1	548	136.60	749	173

One grade step is worth $0.47/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 sale263 hd

136.76

—

WV average4 barns · 1,432 hd

136.61

+0.14

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

33 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	607	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	124.00/cwt	122.50–125.00	639	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	832	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	398	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	462	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	108.24/cwt	108.00–109.00	629	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	117.21/cwt	117.00–120.00	546	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	458	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	296	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	340	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	137.96/cwt	134.00–142.50	744	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	351	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	741	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	118.55/cwt	114.00–119.00	539	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	119.83/cwt	117.00–121.00	823	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	689	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	108.62/cwt	108.00–109.00	578	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	105.57/cwt	104.00–110.00	665	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	575	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	428	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	145.79/cwt	140.00–147.50	576	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	141.50/cwt	138.00–144.00	814	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	876	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	933	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	130.66/cwt	125.00–132.00	554	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	521	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	699	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	127.39/cwt	126.00–129.00	775	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	752	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	778	8

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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