Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-09

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $104.15/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$104.15

27 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$512

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$32.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.69

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	493	111.42	549	21
Medium and Large 2-3	485	78.71	382	6thin

One grade step is worth $32.71/cwt here — about $168 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 sale27 hd

104.15

—

WV average4 barns · 126 hd

108.84

−4.69

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	1,712	62.65	1,072	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,576	46.65	735	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,251	45.87	574	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	40.86	447	30

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	318	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	119.48/cwt	119.00–120.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	124.26/cwt	121.00–127.50	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	131.21/cwt	130.00–132.50	628	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,087	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,261	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,700	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	19,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	15,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,670	1,019.71/cwt	850.00–1,210.00	17,029	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,304	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	11,866	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,539	999.98/cwt	800.00–1,225.00	15,390	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,231	865.51/cwt	750.00–1,020.00	10,654	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	869.32/cwt	675.00–960.00	9,215	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,079	694.52/cwt	565.00–850.00	7,494	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,363	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,292	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,044	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	574	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	431	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	414	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	445	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	530	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	398	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	511.20/cwt	425.00–650.00	5,393	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,375	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	7,563	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,407	871.39/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	12,260	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,299	925.36/cwt	850.00–1,030.00	12,020	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,344	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	11,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,227	780.81/cwt	700.00–850.00	9,581	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,576	46.65/cwt	42.00–50.50	735	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	433	1
Bulls	—	—	1,523	55.30/cwt	51.00–60.00	842	2
Bulls	—	—	1,900	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,330	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	53.04/cwt	51.00–55.00	685	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	45.13/cwt	41.00–47.50	560	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	448	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	398	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	398	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	846.03/cwt	700.00–1,100.00	10,897	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	962	699.38/cwt	650.00–745.00	6,728	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	811	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,650	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	42.64/cwt	38.00–46.50	471	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	786	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	80.75/cwt	72.50–85.00	430	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	326	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	325	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	35.67/cwt	32.00–38.50	387	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	50.38/cwt	49.50–52.00	528	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	103.65/cwt	100.00–105.00	645	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	366	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	403	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,124	645.43/cwt	610.00–690.00	7,255	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,184	625.30/cwt	525.00–680.00	7,404	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,850	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	20,813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	113.33/cwt	110.00–120.00	488	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	126.27/cwt	125.00–127.50	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	413	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	112.08/cwt	105.00–120.00	570	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	131.20/cwt	130.00–132.50	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	117.46/cwt	112.50–120.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	109.17/cwt	107.50–110.00	513	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	9,545	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,224	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,956	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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