Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-22

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.85/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$127.85

53 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$11.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.11

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	472	130.84	618	39
Medium and Large 2	488	119.49	583	14thin

One grade step is worth $11.36/cwt here — about $35 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 sale53 hd

127.85

—

WV average5 barns · 1,219 hd

116.73

+11.11

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	1,322	51.75	684	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,455	48.09	700	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,245	47.85	596	9thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	434	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	272	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	921	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	545	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	72.44/cwt	70.00–75.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	312	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	127.00/cwt	124.00–130.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	730	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	137.59/cwt	132.50–145.00	601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	811	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,294	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	126.22/cwt	124.00–128.00	719	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	132.09/cwt	122.50–135.00	513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	120.14/cwt	115.00–125.00	555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	138.55/cwt	128.00–141.00	673	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	128.45/cwt	122.50–131.00	673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	236	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	401	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	124.60/cwt	120.00–129.00	410	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	127.64/cwt	122.50–133.00	853	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	52.90/cwt	50.00–55.00	689	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	45.99/cwt	45.00–47.50	699	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	48.69/cwt	46.00–53.00	574	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	136.52/cwt	133.00–140.00	795	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,394	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	836	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	50.18/cwt	49.00–52.00	698	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,272	43.08/cwt	42.00–45.00	548	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	691	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	140.77/cwt	136.00–147.00	892	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	964	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	713	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	46.48/cwt	46.00–47.00	607	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,498	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	869	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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