Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-30

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.71/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$112.71

24 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

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

$23.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.42

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	523	115.62	604	21
Medium and Large 2	403	92.33	372	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.29/cwt here — about $232 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 sale24 hd

112.71

—

WV average4 barns · 308 hd

123.13

−10.42

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	1,531	85.67	1,312	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,306	56.04	732	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	981	42.65	419	7thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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 1-2	—	604	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	305	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	368	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	101.48/cwt	87.00–116.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	712	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	712	1
Bulls	—	—	1,531	85.67/cwt	79.00–91.00	1,312	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	117.29/cwt	114.00–119.00	674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	124.41/cwt	120.00–126.00	540	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	44.26/cwt	37.00–48.00	437	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	56.04/cwt	54.00–60.00	732	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	111.18/cwt	102.00–121.00	635	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	146.28/cwt	145.00–147.50	478	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	699	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	129.02/cwt	128.00–130.00	597	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	9,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	116.25/cwt	110.00–122.50	587	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	136.71/cwt	110.00–150.00	509	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	111.99/cwt	105.00–116.00	604	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,246	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,837	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	1,220.00/cwt	1,220.00–1,220.00	13,322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	391	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	371	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	5,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	493	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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