Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-02

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.69/cwt on 199 head.

Average price

$135.69

199 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

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

$39.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.08

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	552	143.45	792	160
Medium and Large 2-3	525	103.86	545	39

One grade step is worth $39.59/cwt here — about $247 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 sale199 hd

135.69

—

WV average2 barns · 207 hd

134.61

+1.08

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	1,786	79.00	1,411	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,413	47.10	666	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	46.55	658	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,175	45.14	530	6thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 2-3	—	660	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	901	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,059	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	125.46/cwt	117.50–135.00	854	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	110.90/cwt	110.00–114.00	643	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	99.94/cwt	92.50–112.50	582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	59.93/cwt	45.00–75.00	339	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	113.48/cwt	102.50–115.00	448	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	453	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	721	107.56/cwt	90.00–115.00	776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	736	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	153.85/cwt	142.50–167.50	662	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	89.07/cwt	70.00–102.50	464	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	110.38/cwt	90.00–120.00	578	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	133.01/cwt	120.00–145.00	440	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	955	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	132.51/cwt	111.00–138.00	697	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,283	38.10/cwt	35.00–40.50	489	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	536	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	47.54/cwt	45.00–49.00	547	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	46.55/cwt	44.00–49.00	658	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,413	47.10/cwt	44.50–49.00	666	2
Bulls	—	—	1,786	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	96.95/cwt	92.50–105.00	457	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	336	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	96.44/cwt	76.00–112.50	471	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	141.68/cwt	130.00–144.00	595	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	161.47/cwt	161.00–162.00	762	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	121.03/cwt	115.00–122.50	772	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	614	88.74/cwt	80.00–102.50	545	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	358	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	158.09/cwt	147.00–165.00	601	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	140.42/cwt	122.50–142.50	677	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	111.87/cwt	107.50–127.50	593	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	136.86/cwt	125.00–140.00	669	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	106.31/cwt	96.00–107.00	721	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	384	109.49/cwt	90.00–127.50	420	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	419	118.41/cwt	113.00–127.50	496	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	754	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	132.05/cwt	125.00–139.00	761	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	112.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	634	97.54/cwt	92.50–100.00	618	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	406	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	107.45/cwt	95.00–117.50	455	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	142.08/cwt	125.00–145.00	756	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	141.42/cwt	127.50–142.50	996	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	82.53/cwt	80.00–85.00	545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	788	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	946	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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