Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2020-02-19

Buckhannon Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Feb 19
● Final5 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872
Feeder Cattle receipts
0 head
0 vs last sale 0 0 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
0 head
0 vs last sale 0 0 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.00/cwt on 1 head.
Average price
$115.00
1 head · 300 lb average
Value per head Derived
$345
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
2.12
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2300115.003451thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1 hd
115.00
WV average4 barns · 50 hd
117.12
−2.12
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,31870.009231thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,39077.001,0701thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,39754.447603thin

Every lot, as filed

5 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsLean 85-90%1,25438.00/cwt38.00–38.004771
CowsLean 85-90%1,46862.66/cwt60.00–66.009202
CowsBoner 80-85%1,39077.00/cwt77.00–77.001,0701
Bulls1,31870.00/cwt70.00–70.009231
HeifersMedium and Large 2300115.00/cwt115.00–115.003451

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.