Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-21

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $103.01/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$103.01

51 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 2-3

$47.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.10

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	451	118.31	533	16thin
Medium 2	559	103.08	576	11thin
Medium and Large 2	541	102.27	554	11thin
Medium 1-2	499	98.00	489	3thin
Large 1-2	621	96.70	601	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	382	90.00	344	1thin
Medium 2-3	553	71.27	394	6thin

One grade step is worth $47.04/cwt here — about $139 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 sale51 hd

103.01

—

WV average5 barns · 1,207 hd

123.11

−20.10

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	1,721	80.69	1,389	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,506	57.27	862	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,340	51.45	689	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,062	43.52	462	9thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,046	82.50	863	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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 2-3	—	565	72.53/cwt	67.50–75.00	410	3
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	506	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	330	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	158	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	540	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	581	4
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	786	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	577	102.42/cwt	100.00–105.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	664	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	298	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	328	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	609	106.50/cwt	106.00–107.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	476	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	440	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	620	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	576	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	856	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	644	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	124.86/cwt	120.00–130.00	401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	257	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	878	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	836	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	131.63/cwt	127.50–137.50	687	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	135.01/cwt	133.00–136.00	660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	121.36/cwt	117.50–124.00	512	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	131.45/cwt	127.50–133.00	614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	606	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	866	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,014	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	122.11/cwt	120.00–123.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	112.22/cwt	110.00–113.00	625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	521	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	20,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	119.34/cwt	116.00–122.50	562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	150.49/cwt	149.00–151.00	570	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	295	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	296	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	601	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,100	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,084	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,130	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	744	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,534	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	718	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	664	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	573	98.80/cwt	95.00–102.50	566	2
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	950	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,175	1
Bulls	—	—	1,706	80.38/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,371	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,046	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	863	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	57.27/cwt	54.50–62.00	862	6
Bulls	—	—	1,608	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,158	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	37.24/cwt	32.00–43.00	326	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	43.15/cwt	38.25–45.50	495	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	302	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	269	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,138	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	6,487	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,100	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,810	1
Bulls	—	—	1,880	90.30/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,698	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,392	53.72/cwt	47.00–65.00	748	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	45.32/cwt	42.50–54.00	505	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	8,451	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	7,313	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,244	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,330	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,376	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	10,595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	304	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	362	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	123.63/cwt	120.00–127.50	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	107.01/cwt	105.00–109.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	111.67/cwt	105.00–115.00	678	3

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 →