Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-16

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $98.36/cwt on 7 head.

Average price

$98.36

7 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$32.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.35

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	121.25	614	2thin
Medium and Large 2	598	89.20	533	5thin

One grade step is worth $32.05/cwt here — about $80 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 sale7 hd

98.36

—

WV average5 barns · 229 hd

109.71

−11.35

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	1,808	68.51	1,239	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,758	59.50	1,046	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,376	49.18	677	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,231	45.61	562	15

Every lot, as filed

25 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	—	390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	795	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,274	48.49/cwt	47.00–50.00	618	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	52.76/cwt	51.00–55.00	617	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,758	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	1,046	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,406	43.77/cwt	40.00–47.00	615	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	49.68/cwt	48.50–51.00	670	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	59.01/cwt	55.50–62.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,166	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,022	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	409	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,219	39.16/cwt	34.00–42.00	477	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	9,188	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,184	895.00/cwt	895.00–895.00	10,597	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,124	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,149	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,188	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	10,514	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	714	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	832	654.54/cwt	600.00–685.00	5,446	3
Bulls	—	—	1,808	68.51/cwt	62.00–73.50	1,239	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	749	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	348	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	435	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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