Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-28

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.98/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$133.98

5 head · 381 lb average

Value per head Derived

$511

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.65

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	381	133.98	511	5thin

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 sale5 hd

133.98

—

WV average5 barns · 455 hd

137.63

−3.65

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	1,847	78.16	1,444	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,602	57.00	913	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,313	53.78	706	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,089	44.91	489	16

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
Bulls	—	—	1,847	78.16/cwt	74.00–84.00	1,444	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	810	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	47.59/cwt	44.00–51.00	626	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	53.77/cwt	53.00–55.00	695	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	40.89/cwt	35.50–44.00	458	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,602	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	913	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,294	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	699	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	48.21/cwt	45.00–52.00	493	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	131.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	475	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	442	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	346	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	296	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	464	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.

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