Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-13

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.09/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$146.09

43 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$883

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$18.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.37

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	610	147.41	900	40
Medium and Large 2	527	128.50	678	3thin

One grade step is worth $18.91/cwt here — about $222 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 sale43 hd

146.09

—

WV average5 barns · 163 hd

127.71

+18.37

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	1,771	84.99	1,505	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,242	56.00	696	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,326	56.00	743	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,157	48.94	566	7thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	728	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	614	6
Bulls	—	—	1,771	84.99/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,505	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	738	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	54.67/cwt	53.50–55.50	681	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,326	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	743	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	45.79/cwt	44.50–46.50	537	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	51.30/cwt	48.00–55.00	587	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	1,440.00/cwt	1,440.00–1,440.00	17,136	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,273	1,351.87/cwt	1,300.00–1,400.00	17,209	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,187	1,419.26/cwt	1,360.00–1,525.00	16,847	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,340	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	11,055	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	10,813	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	882	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	953	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	597	155.30/cwt	151.00–157.00	927	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	524	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	17,430	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	1,414.75/cwt	1,275.00–1,600.00	18,250	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	103.66/cwt	100.00–113.00	586	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	354	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	637	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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