Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-08

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.58/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$127.58

30 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

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

$8.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.15

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	129.29	589	24
Medium and Large 2	469	120.74	567	6thin

One grade step is worth $8.55/cwt here — about $22 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 sale30 hd

127.58

—

WV average6 barns · 271 hd

125.42

+2.15

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	1,994	69.04	1,377	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	60.86	758	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,446	52.00	752	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,051	46.95	493	11

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	334	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	980	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,958	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,448	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,160	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,242	1,120.00/cwt	1,120.00–1,120.00	13,910	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	470	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	48.09/cwt	42.00–54.00	502	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	35.50/cwt	35.50–35.50	398	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	752	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	58.26/cwt	55.00–61.00	708	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	65.20/cwt	62.50–66.50	846	6
Bulls	—	—	1,994	69.04/cwt	62.50–74.00	1,377	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,101	58.02/cwt	57.00–59.00	639	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,164	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	812	132.25/cwt	132.00–133.00	1,074	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	881	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,154	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	687	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	162.22/cwt	161.00–164.00	616	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,120	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,004	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,094	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	292	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	121.22/cwt	120.00–122.50	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	402	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	133.82/cwt	130.00–135.00	440	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	775	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	129.69/cwt	128.00–130.00	560	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	402	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	643	2

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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