Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-24

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.33/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$130.33

23 head · 414 lb average

Value per head Derived

$540

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$89

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

$15.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.05

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	403	131.64	531	21
Medium and Large 2	532	116.50	620	2thin

One grade step is worth $15.14/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 sale23 hd

130.33

—

WV average2 barns · 43 hd

116.27

+14.05

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,962	80.00	1,570	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	53.94	641	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,143	41.31	472	7thin

Every lot, as filed

41 lots · USDA AMS · Buckhannon Stockyards Livestock Auction - 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 2	—	552	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	609	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	444	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,482	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	14,672	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,286	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	7,459	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,246	845.00/cwt	845.00–845.00	10,529	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,142	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,994	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,208	61.75/cwt	61.50–62.00	746	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	985	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,865	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	7,854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	432	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	162.26/cwt	145.00–166.00	675	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	456	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	661	1
Bulls	—	—	1,962	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,570	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	847	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	52.43/cwt	48.00–59.00	617	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,242	36.50/cwt	36.50–36.50	453	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	676	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	507	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,122	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	628	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,049	50.84/cwt	50.00–52.00	533	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	795.00/cwt	795.00–795.00	8,467	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,021	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,232	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,932	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,324	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	157.47/cwt	150.00–160.00	822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	160.98/cwt	150.00–165.00	699	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	136.15/cwt	125.00–139.00	504	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	42.11/cwt	39.00–45.50	475	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	753	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	923	1
Steers	Large 1	—	662	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	137.68/cwt	130.00–141.00	629	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	945.00/cwt	945.00–945.00	12,758	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	956	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	601	1

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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