Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-20

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.55/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$119.55

40 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$6.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.51

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	120.30	640	35
Medium and Large 2	508	114.23	580	5thin

One grade step is worth $6.07/cwt here — about $59 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 sale40 hd

119.55

—

WV average4 barns · 192 hd

120.06

−0.51

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	1,721	90.25	1,553	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,315	61.02	802	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,062	59.88	636	4thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	642	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	584	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	960	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	107.90/cwt	103.00–112.50	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	937	76.01/cwt	74.00–78.00	712	2
Bulls	—	—	1,721	90.25/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,553	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,124	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,116	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,774	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,990	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	11,501	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,545	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,242	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,420	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,370	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	11,097	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	609	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	116.84/cwt	115.00–119.00	672	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	121.57/cwt	117.50–122.00	641	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	65.75/cwt	64.50–67.00	719	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,456	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	713	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	68.47/cwt	65.00–70.00	897	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	58.06/cwt	55.00–62.00	751	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	432	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	137.06/cwt	133.00–140.00	709	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	398	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	125.87/cwt	120.00–132.00	422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	122.40/cwt	112.50–132.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	124.58/cwt	117.50–128.00	490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	126.61/cwt	121.00–131.00	605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	134.00/cwt	132.00–136.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	598	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	867	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	598	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	112.58/cwt	110.00–115.00	584	2

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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