Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-19

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.75/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$130.75

6 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$10.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.75

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	138.00	789	2thin
Medium and Large 2	509	127.13	646	4thin

One grade step is worth $10.88/cwt here — about $143 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 sale6 hd

130.75

—

WV average3 barns · 71 hd

146.50

−15.75

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	1,748	87.43	1,528	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,290	64.57	833	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,229	56.54	695	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,096	51.41	563	15

Every lot, as filed

18 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 2	—	734	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	393	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	212	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	782	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	951	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	62.96/cwt	60.00–65.00	804	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,229	56.54/cwt	55.00–58.00	695	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	56.13/cwt	53.00–61.00	650	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	48.27/cwt	43.50–53.50	509	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	244	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	758	2
Bulls	—	—	1,748	87.43/cwt	77.00–100.00	1,528	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	456	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	612	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	673	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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