Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Dryer than average conditions persist in West Virginia, short pasture and some producers hauling water to stock.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $115.42/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$115.42

27 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$9.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.60

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	117.21	609	22
Medium and Large 2	507	107.51	545	5thin

One grade step is worth $9.71/cwt here — about $64 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 sale27 hd

115.42

—

WV average5 barns · 287 hd

109.82

+5.60

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	—	Low	1,586	65.98	1,046	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	47.19	702	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	44.25	568	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,164	40.33	469	33

Every lot, as filed

26 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	Medium and Large 1	—	443	127.13/cwt	126.00–127.50	563	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	590	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	108.86/cwt	107.50–118.00	621	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	402	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	542	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	618	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	806	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,111	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	820	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	111.55/cwt	110.00–115.00	373	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	114.18/cwt	104.00–121.00	474	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	298	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	125.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	678	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	44.60/cwt	40.50–48.00	566	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	38.33/cwt	37.00–39.50	499	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	48.67/cwt	47.00–50.00	644	3
Bulls	—	—	1,531	60.82/cwt	55.00–65.00	931	3
Bulls	—	—	1,668	73.73/cwt	73.00–74.50	1,230	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	113.77/cwt	112.50–115.00	554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	128.44/cwt	125.00–132.00	560	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	41.82/cwt	35.00–48.50	607	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	48.98/cwt	43.50–61.50	735	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	45.99/cwt	44.50–48.50	561	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	41.76/cwt	35.50–45.00	483	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	35.19/cwt	30.00–40.50	398	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	296	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	311	2

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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