Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-05

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $194.31/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$194.31

132 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$984

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$398

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

$25.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.00

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	200.60	1,087	100
Medium and Large 2	395	174.67	689	32

One grade step is worth $25.92/cwt here — about $398 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 sale132 hd

194.31

—

WV average5 barns · 208 hd

190.31

+4.00

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

37 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	—	583	184.98/cwt	182.00–192.00	1,078	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	209.90/cwt	200.00–223.00	1,014	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	177.04/cwt	152.50–184.00	1,014	9
Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	980	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	221.41/cwt	217.00–224.50	1,492	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	189.69/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,455	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	195.85/cwt	180.00–212.00	1,342	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	239.04/cwt	238.00–243.00	1,021	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	229.45/cwt	221.00–235.00	1,301	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	226.87/cwt	222.00–228.50	1,422	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	232.49/cwt	200.00–239.00	1,202	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	221.97/cwt	207.50–230.00	850	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	194.47/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,233	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	210.29/cwt	207.50–215.00	1,007	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	235.30/cwt	235.00–235.50	1,089	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	180.99/cwt	179.00–185.00	621	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	193.90/cwt	187.00–222.50	1,035	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	170.41/cwt	161.00–180.00	869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	169.10/cwt	150.00–176.00	736	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	199.64/cwt	192.00–215.00	1,128	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	286	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	494	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,112	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	184.17/cwt	172.50–190.00	1,344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	673	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	801	4

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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