Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-05

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.00/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$111.00

3 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$6.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.43

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	664	115.00	764	1thin
Medium and Large 2	568	109.00	619	2thin

One grade step is worth $6.00/cwt here — about $144 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

111.00

—

WV average4 barns · 88 hd

113.43

−2.43

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	1,424	89.00	1,267	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,251	60.04	751	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,548	52.50	813	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,280	50.50	646	1thin

Every lot, as filed

9 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	—	664	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	813	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,428	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	971	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	56.06/cwt	55.00–57.00	651	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	620	1
Bulls	—	—	1,424	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,267	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 →