Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-15

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.50/cwt on 15 head.

Average price

$135.50

15 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$37

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

$10.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.08

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	442	138.41	611	11thin
Medium and Large 1	508	127.50	648	4thin

One grade step is worth $10.91/cwt here — about −$37 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 sale15 hd

135.50

—

WV average5 barns · 755 hd

121.42

+14.08

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	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	58.60	727	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,554	51.47	800	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	51.41	550	2thin

Every lot, as filed

14 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	—	484	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	774	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	53.96/cwt	53.50–54.50	807	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	669	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	51.41/cwt	47.00–55.00	550	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	60.90/cwt	60.00–62.00	756	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	46.50/cwt	46.50–46.50	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	404	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	637	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	568	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	738	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	683	3

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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