Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-22

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $113.27/cwt on 11 head.

Average price

$113.27

11 head · 720 lb average

Value per head Derived

$815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$332

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

$17.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.95

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	474	124.25	588	4thin
Medium and Large 1	861	107.00	921	7thin

One grade step is worth $17.25/cwt here — about −$332 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 sale11 hd

113.27

—

WV average5 barns · 85 hd

140.23

−26.95

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,285	60.81	781	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	58.00	835	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,142	49.82	569	12

Every lot, as filed

24 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 1	—	858	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,004	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,012	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	961	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	853	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	59.57/cwt	55.00–64.00	770	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	835	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	43.75/cwt	43.50–44.00	433	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,328	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	744	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	49.80/cwt	45.00–55.00	564	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	351	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,168.19/cwt	1,135.00–1,200.00	13,843	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,198	1,202.45/cwt	1,100.00–1,260.00	14,405	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	1,142.66/cwt	1,125.00–1,160.00	12,455	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,156	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	10,751	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,176	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,114	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	448	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	602	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	112.09/cwt	110.00–114.00	258	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	232	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	309	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	782	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	398	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	494	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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