Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-29

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $117.17/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$117.17

3 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$544

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$174

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

$4.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.18

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	408	118.75	485	2thin
Medium and Large 1	578	114.00	659	1thin

One grade step is worth $4.75/cwt here — about −$174 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 sale3 hd

117.17

—

WV average5 barns · 88 hd

109.98

+7.18

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	1,637	84.98	1,391	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,346	59.65	803	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,705	57.22	976	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,171	52.90	620	5thin

Every lot, as filed

14 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	—	458	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,222	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	15,886	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,202	1,282.17/cwt	1,200.00–1,370.00	15,412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	461	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,207	55.58/cwt	54.00–57.50	671	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	48.87/cwt	48.50–49.50	546	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	57.22/cwt	56.00–58.00	976	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,262	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	14,955	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,012	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,144	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	58.48/cwt	58.00–60.00	781	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,394	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	913	1
Bulls	—	—	1,637	84.98/cwt	79.50–88.00	1,391	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	659	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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