Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-17

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.86/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$126.86

34 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$43.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.82

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	461	134.57	620	27
Small and Medium 1-2	457	106.25	486	2thin
Small and Medium 2-3	454	97.50	443	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	551	90.83	501	3thin

One grade step is worth $43.73/cwt here — about $119 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 sale34 hd

126.86

—

WV average4 barns · 233 hd

129.68

−2.82

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	1,312	70.00	918	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,470	66.14	972	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,814	61.00	1,107	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	56.54	576	6thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	1,170	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,040	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	8,554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	138.59/cwt	127.50–142.50	524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	135.09/cwt	125.00–140.00	594	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	171.94/cwt	169.00–174.00	808	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	406	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	335	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,566	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	21,141	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	675	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	165.86/cwt	152.50–170.00	876	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	662	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	784	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	412	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	453	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	502	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	129.29/cwt	122.50–135.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	474	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	438	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	434	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	282	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	737	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	980	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	782	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	188	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	63.05/cwt	49.00–70.00	672	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,814	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	1,107	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,487	65.18/cwt	61.00–70.00	969	3
Bulls	—	—	1,312	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	918	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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