Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-21

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.25/cwt on 11 head.

Average price

$134.25

11 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.12

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	134.25	775	11thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale11 hd

134.25

—

WV average4 barns · 70 hd

140.38

−6.12

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	1,697	77.50	1,315	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,420	52.86	751	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,569	50.96	800	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,154	46.68	539	14

Every lot, as filed

15 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	—	587	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	892	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	134.90/cwt	130.00–140.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	647	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	44.73/cwt	40.00–47.00	496	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,214	49.27/cwt	46.00–53.00	598	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	13,623	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	1,280.00/cwt	1,280.00–1,280.00	16,384	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	49.95/cwt	47.00–51.50	778	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,602	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	865	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,442	53.86/cwt	52.00–57.00	777	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	50.67/cwt	48.50–52.00	695	5
Bulls	—	—	1,697	77.50/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,315	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	661	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	793	4

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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →