Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-04

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.28/cwt on 21 head.

Average price

$111.28

21 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$516

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$9.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.56

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	117.43	598	7thin
Medium and Large 2	441	108.21	477	14thin

One grade step is worth $9.22/cwt here — about $121 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 sale21 hd

111.28

—

WV average3 barns · 114 hd

115.85

−4.56

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	1,732	73.78	1,278	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	55.29	669	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,120	46.43	520	12

Every lot, as filed

28 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	237	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	261	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	362	134.55/cwt	132.00–137.50	487	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	648	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	778	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	120.92/cwt	117.00–125.00	765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	506	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	108.69/cwt	105.00–111.00	621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	104.12/cwt	101.00–110.00	445	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	738	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	403	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	1,280.00/cwt	1,280.00–1,280.00	15,936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	898	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	499	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	41.09/cwt	38.00–44.00	462	5
Bulls	—	—	1,732	73.78/cwt	60.00–84.00	1,278	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	54.45/cwt	54.00–55.00	509	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	53.20/cwt	52.00–54.00	643	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	58.77/cwt	55.50–64.50	712	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,189	48.55/cwt	46.00–51.50	577	5

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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