Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-22

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.50/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$129.50

2 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+12.84

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	517	129.50	670	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

129.50

—

WV average3 barns · 44 hd

116.66

+12.84

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	1,713	92.92	1,592	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	60.00	683	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,210	54.23	656	8thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	513	1
Bulls	—	—	1,713	92.92/cwt	85.50–98.50	1,592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	352	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	489	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	214	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	497	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	683	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,416	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	935	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	56.44/cwt	54.00–59.00	633	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	50.99/cwt	48.50–53.50	614	5

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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