Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-15

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.71/cwt on 7 head.

Average price

$149.71

7 head · 431 lb average

Value per head Derived

$645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$17.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.55

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	432	152.16	657	6thin
Medium and Large 2	426	135.00	575	1thin

One grade step is worth $17.16/cwt here — about $82 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

149.71

—

WV average5 barns · 146 hd

128.16

+21.55

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	1,648	65.00	1,071	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,361	51.79	705	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	47.60	677	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,195	42.77	511	12

Every lot, as filed

12 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,228	46.37/cwt	44.00–49.50	569	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	39.17/cwt	36.50–42.00	455	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	48.80/cwt	48.00–50.50	707	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,346	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	592	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,436	51.99/cwt	50.00–54.50	747	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,062	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	542	1
Bulls	—	—	1,648	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	152.16/cwt	152.00–152.50	657	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	571	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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →