Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-25

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.15/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$126.15

33 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$12.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.18

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	128.77	648	26
Medium and Large 2	485	116.43	565	7thin

One grade step is worth $12.35/cwt here — about $83 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 sale33 hd

126.15

—

WV average4 barns · 90 hd

118.98

+7.18

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	1,155	54.00	624	2thin

Every lot, as filed

13 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 2	—	461	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	132.07/cwt	129.00–136.00	633	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	135.07/cwt	125.00–142.50	515	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,308	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	641	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	127.25/cwt	122.50–131.00	686	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	402	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	523	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	118.33/cwt	115.00–120.00	562	6

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 →