Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-11

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.08/cwt on 12 head.

Average price

$112.08

12 head · 416 lb average

Value per head Derived

$466

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$15.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.93

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	416	113.41	472	11thin
Medium and Large 2	414	97.50	404	1thin

One grade step is worth $15.91/cwt here — about $68 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 sale12 hd

112.08

—

WV average4 barns · 130 hd

106.16

+5.93

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	1,506	67.82	1,021	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	38.74	425	4thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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	—	314	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	652	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	459	1
Bulls	—	—	1,506	67.82/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,021	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	471	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	116.62/cwt	115.00–120.00	338	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	523	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	37.99/cwt	34.00–39.50	414	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	302	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	347	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	548	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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