Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-16

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $106.37/cwt on 15 head.

Average price

$106.37

15 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$22.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.59

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	504	115.28	582	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	517	93.00	481	6thin

One grade step is worth $22.28/cwt here — about $101 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 sale15 hd

106.37

—

WV average3 barns · 161 hd

115.96

−9.59

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,429	46.67	667	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,124	33.00	371	1thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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 2-3	—	430	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	754	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	719	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	702	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,480	44.39/cwt	43.50–45.00	657	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	48.94/cwt	45.00–53.00	674	2
Steers	Large 2-3	—	440	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	396	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	372	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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