Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-04

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.37/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$112.37

93 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$522

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$13.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.82

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	462	113.53	524	85
Medium and Large 2	491	100.00	491	8thin

One grade step is worth $13.53/cwt here — about $33 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 sale93 hd

112.37

—

WV average3 barns · 123 hd

110.54

+1.82

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

32 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	—	287	146.99/cwt	146.00–147.50	422	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	451	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	493	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	147.50/cwt	143.00–152.00	605	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	364	125.22/cwt	120.00–135.00	456	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	118.04/cwt	115.00–120.00	604	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	122.60/cwt	120.00–126.00	520	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	113.66/cwt	109.00–115.00	655	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	117.65/cwt	115.00–119.00	573	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	347	118.50/cwt	112.50–120.00	411	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	698	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	948	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	141.50/cwt	138.00–145.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	107.65/cwt	105.00–110.00	551	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	137.61/cwt	137.50–138.00	732	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	151.29/cwt	140.00–157.00	697	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	132.98/cwt	130.00–137.50	848	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	401	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	114.22/cwt	110.00–125.00	428	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	113.43/cwt	110.00–115.00	466	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	119.65/cwt	115.00–122.00	912	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	118.32/cwt	115.00–120.00	571	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	711	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	122.75/cwt	122.00–125.00	989	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	135.33/cwt	135.00–136.00	750	6

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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