Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-18

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $125.87/cwt on 12 head.

Average price

$125.87

12 head · 397 lb average

Value per head Derived

$500

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$37

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

$31.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.09

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	354	147.00	520	4thin
Medium and Large 2	419	115.30	483	8thin

One grade step is worth $31.70/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 sale12 hd

125.87

—

WV average3 barns · 240 hd

133.96

−8.09

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,103	37.28	411	3thin

Every lot, as filed

11 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	—	487	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	354	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	416	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	37.28/cwt	36.00–38.00	411	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	304	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	446	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	262	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	116.08/cwt	114.00–117.50	533	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,240	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	354	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	520	4

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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