Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-08

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.87/cwt on 11 head.

Average price

$118.87

11 head · 364 lb average

Value per head Derived

$433

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$4

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

$6.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.60

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	350	122.73	430	4thin
Medium and Large 2	372	116.66	434	7thin

One grade step is worth $6.07/cwt here — about −$4 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 sale11 hd

118.87

—

WV average4 barns · 524 hd

117.27

+1.60

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	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,480	42.00	622	1thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	304	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	352	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	493	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	120.46/cwt	119.00–122.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	116.66/cwt	107.50–120.00	434	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	362	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	453	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 →