Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-01

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.78/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$127.78

36 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$306

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

$21.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.37

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	131.93	720	29
Medium and Large 2	374	110.62	414	7thin

One grade step is worth $21.31/cwt here — about $306 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 sale36 hd

127.78

—

WV average4 barns · 109 hd

122.41

+5.37

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	1,670	66.06	1,103	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,382	53.62	741	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,277	49.95	638	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,672	47.00	786	1thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	601	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	787	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	654	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	762	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	724	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	448	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	733	6
Bulls	—	—	1,670	66.06/cwt	65.00–67.00	1,103	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	246	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	134.68/cwt	130.00–135.00	714	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	108.45/cwt	105.00–112.00	464	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	55.52/cwt	53.00–58.00	755	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,386	48.43/cwt	48.00–49.00	671	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	676	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	562	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,672	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	164.34/cwt	164.00–165.00	675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	534	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	828	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	444	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	143.77/cwt	137.50–150.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	403	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.

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