Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-29

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.45/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$130.45

29 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$794

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$17.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.60

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	615	134.64	827	22
Medium and Large 2	591	117.29	694	7thin

One grade step is worth $17.35/cwt here — about $134 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 sale29 hd

130.45

—

WV average5 barns · 421 hd

140.05

−9.60

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%	Average	1,425	47.89	682	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,096	42.00	460	9thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,388	1,800.00/cwt	1,800.00–1,800.00	24,984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	672	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	678	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	47.89/cwt	46.00–50.00	682	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	46.58/cwt	45.00–50.00	529	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	38.33/cwt	34.00–42.00	408	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,256	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,932	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,616	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	22,624	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,398	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	15,378	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,194	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,731	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,228	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	17,806	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,079	1,242.92/cwt	1,100.00–1,300.00	13,411	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,390	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	12,163	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,406	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	16,872	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,142	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	15,132	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,144	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,584	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,470	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	17,640	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,420	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	18,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	756	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	110.07/cwt	107.00–113.00	453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	118.02/cwt	115.00–121.00	438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	120.82/cwt	117.50–122.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	113.09/cwt	106.00–120.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	109.75/cwt	102.00–112.00	642	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	136.60/cwt	135.00–137.00	765	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	121.54/cwt	119.00–124.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	821	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	399	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	519	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,388	1,388.06/cwt	1,375.00–1,400.00	19,266	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	899	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,254	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,490	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	16,018	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,596	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	19,152	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,528	1,749.21/cwt	1,700.00–1,800.00	26,728	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,418	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	23,397	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,429	1,670.33/cwt	1,600.00–1,750.00	23,869	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,608	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	24,924	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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