Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-30

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $175.46/cwt on 159 head.

Average price

$175.46

159 head · 652 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,144

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$26.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.41

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	640	181.33	1,161	124
Medium and Large 2	693	154.69	1,072	35

One grade step is worth $26.64/cwt here — about $89 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 sale159 hd

175.46

—

WV average5 barns · 501 hd

176.87

−1.41

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

29 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	—	671	152.20/cwt	152.20–152.20	1,021	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,319	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	185.33/cwt	177.50–188.00	1,240	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	496	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	753	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,182	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	606	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	824	125.47/cwt	122.50–127.00	1,034	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	991	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	978	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	175.69/cwt	170.00–185.00	838	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	172.58/cwt	162.50–173.50	1,350	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	165.37/cwt	140.00–169.50	1,096	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	950	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	976	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	801	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,105	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	176.23/cwt	171.00–178.00	1,034	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	346	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,285	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	577	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,131	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	582	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	181.36/cwt	177.00–186.00	1,130	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	167.13/cwt	158.00–170.50	969	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	165.89/cwt	165.50–167.50	1,063	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	168.03/cwt	165.00–170.00	901	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	145.65/cwt	142.50–150.00	1,041	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,135	5

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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