Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-13

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $118.21/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$118.21

17 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$11.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.68

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	124.72	637	7thin
Medium and Large 2	475	113.66	540	10thin

One grade step is worth $11.06/cwt here — about $97 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 sale17 hd

118.21

—

WV average5 barns · 271 hd

129.89

−11.68

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	1,904	78.00	1,485	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,298	49.72	645	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,592	43.08	686	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,212	40.90	496	19

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	391	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,221	36.82/cwt	33.00–38.50	450	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,204	43.97/cwt	40.50–48.00	529	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,199	50.52/cwt	50.00–51.00	606	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,592	43.08/cwt	41.50–44.50	686	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	58.77/cwt	57.50–60.00	763	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	41.52/cwt	41.00–42.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	687	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	105.98/cwt	105.00–107.00	401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	97.52/cwt	95.00–100.00	310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	111.75/cwt	111.00–112.50	545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	128.26/cwt	128.00–129.00	553	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	112.82/cwt	111.00–120.00	546	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	630	1
Bulls	—	—	1,904	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	542	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	362	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	453	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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