Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-26

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.75/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$118.75

2 head · 356 lb average

Value per head Derived

$423

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−16.26

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	356	118.75	423	2thin

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 sale2 hd

118.75

—

WV average3 barns · 73 hd

135.01

−16.26

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	1,824	72.00	1,313	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,368	63.00	862	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,501	56.82	853	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	56.50	590	2thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	514	1
Bulls	—	—	1,824	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,313	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	862	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	56.82/cwt	55.00–59.00	853	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	508	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	284	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	514	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	729	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,236	837.44/cwt	825.00–850.00	10,351	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,460	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	12,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	1,136	943.86/cwt	920.00–970.00	10,722	2

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 →