Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-10

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.67/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$129.67

3 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$33

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

$16.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.04

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	399	135.00	539	2thin
Medium and Large 2	480	119.00	571	1thin

One grade step is worth $16.00/cwt here — about −$33 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

129.67

—

WV average3 barns · 115 hd

130.70

−1.04

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	1,726	83.79	1,446	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,469	61.61	905	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,274	58.43	744	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,174	51.53	605	14

Every lot, as filed

16 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	—	482	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	571	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,346	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,768	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,166	63.13/cwt	60.00–68.00	736	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	64.23/cwt	63.50–65.00	972	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	843	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	48.50/cwt	45.00–51.00	558	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	658	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,247	894.77/cwt	890.00–900.00	11,158	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,247	1,373.26/cwt	1,200.00–1,600.00	17,125	3
Bulls	—	—	1,726	83.79/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,446	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	59.86/cwt	57.00–62.00	861	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	55.56/cwt	51.00–59.00	669	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	59.20/cwt	57.00–61.00	742	5

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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