Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-06

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.93/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$130.93

28 head · 607 lb average

Value per head Derived

$794

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$15.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.21

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	621	134.32	835	22
Medium and Large 2	553	118.50	655	6thin

One grade step is worth $15.82/cwt here — about $179 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 sale28 hd

130.93

—

WV average4 barns · 164 hd

135.15

−4.21

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	1,902	85.99	1,636	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,264	54.83	693	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,217	51.44	626	4thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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 1	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	902	1
Bulls	—	—	1,902	85.99/cwt	80.00–91.50	1,636	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	54.83/cwt	54.00–56.00	693	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	494	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,257	53.58/cwt	51.50–54.50	674	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	121.54/cwt	119.00–124.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	658	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,247	1,317.76/cwt	1,175.00–1,490.00	16,432	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,390	1,510.07/cwt	1,400.00–1,625.00	20,990	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,190	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,090	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	136.60/cwt	135.00–137.00	765	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	899	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	399	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	979	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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