Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-27

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.33/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$118.33

3 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$26

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

$10.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.57

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	422	125.00	528	1thin
Medium and Large 2	481	115.00	553	2thin

One grade step is worth $10.00/cwt here — about −$26 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 sale3 hd

118.33

—

WV average3 barns · 62 hd

113.76

+4.57

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	1,242	61.63	765	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,036	48.82	506	4thin

Every lot, as filed

9 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	—	544	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	528	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	42.00/cwt	40.00–44.00	357	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,222	55.64/cwt	54.00–57.00	680	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	719	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	62.70/cwt	62.00–63.50	789	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	861.60/cwt	825.00–875.00	7,151	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,284	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,198	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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