Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-27

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.50/cwt on 7 head.

Average price

$129.50

7 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$99

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

$11.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.32

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	468	131.08	614	6thin
Medium and Large 2	594	120.00	713	1thin

One grade step is worth $11.08/cwt here — about −$99 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 sale7 hd

129.50

—

WV average4 barns · 103 hd

124.17

+5.32

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	1,368	65.00	889	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,104	49.43	546	4thin

Every lot, as filed

10 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	—	496	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	594	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	129.33/cwt	129.00–130.00	529	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	889	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	557	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	44.86/cwt	43.00–47.00	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	978	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	645	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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →