Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-30

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $126.78/cwt on 14 head.

Average price

$126.78

14 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$37

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

$28.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.61

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	130.83	682	12thin
Medium and Large 2	702	102.50	720	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.33/cwt here — about −$37 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 sale14 hd

126.78

—

WV average6 barns · 667 hd

130.39

−3.61

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	1,741	67.59	1,177	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	42.75	636	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,348	39.84	537	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,136	37.63	427	26

Every lot, as filed

30 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 1	—	320	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	352	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	41.57/cwt	40.00–43.00	532	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,382	46.00/cwt	45.00–47.00	636	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	35.55/cwt	32.00–39.00	401	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	41.78/cwt	40.00–44.50	487	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	303	96.98/cwt	90.00–104.00	294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	97.76/cwt	90.00–105.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	98.79/cwt	95.00–102.50	451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	127.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	132.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	798	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	606	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	606	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,018	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	499	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	931	57.88/cwt	52.00–60.00	539	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	711	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	462	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,142	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	6,795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	119.95/cwt	115.00–125.00	812	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,594	45.50/cwt	45.50–45.50	725	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	553	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,387	36.85/cwt	34.50–38.50	511	7
Bulls	—	—	1,741	67.59/cwt	65.00–71.50	1,177	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	242	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	242	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	252	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	302	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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