Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-07

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $124.33/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$124.33

3 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$16.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.07

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	448	135.00	605	1thin
Medium and Large 2	450	119.00	536	2thin

One grade step is worth $16.00/cwt here — about $69 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 sale3 hd

124.33

—

WV average4 barns · 541 hd

146.41

−22.07

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	1,872	82.67	1,548	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,740	71.00	1,235	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,296	65.08	844	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,095	47.63	522	10

Every lot, as filed

14 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	—	432	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	406	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	487	1
Bulls	—	—	1,872	82.67/cwt	78.00–90.00	1,548	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	58.76/cwt	55.50–62.50	727	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	68.24/cwt	66.00–70.00	905	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,235	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	55.77/cwt	55.50–56.00	643	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,306	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	16,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,154	1,190.00/cwt	1,190.00–1,190.00	13,733	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	41.96/cwt	40.00–44.50	432	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	49.23/cwt	47.00–52.00	557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	605	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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