Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-31

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.42/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$125.42

54 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$15.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.41

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	129.78	627	39
Medium and Large 2	494	114.09	564	15thin

One grade step is worth $15.69/cwt here — about $63 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 sale54 hd

125.42

—

WV average4 barns · 391 hd

129.83

−4.41

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	1,398	87.50	1,223	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,409	66.73	940	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,320	66.50	878	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	989	55.50	549	2thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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 1	—	288	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	360	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	73.38/cwt	71.00–74.50	1,048	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,492	56.37/cwt	55.00–58.00	841	3
Bulls	—	—	1,398	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,223	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	613	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	878	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	884	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	486	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	11,918	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,202	1,042.72/cwt	1,010.00–1,075.00	12,533	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	11,772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	118.51/cwt	118.00–119.00	395	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,315	1,132.21/cwt	1,090.00–1,165.00	14,889	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,600	1,675.00/cwt	1,675.00–1,675.00	26,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	117.74/cwt	115.00–119.00	458	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	65.99/cwt	62.00–68.00	853	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,736	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	1,111.41/cwt	1,075.00–1,175.00	12,615	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,340	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	15,745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	110.37/cwt	108.00–115.00	471	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	170.01/cwt	161.00–177.00	816	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	133.15/cwt	123.00–140.00	567	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	544	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	412	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	975	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	946	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	626	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	1,800.82/cwt	1,745.00–1,920.00	21,160	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	687	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	123.24/cwt	119.00–128.00	779	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,420	1,660.00/cwt	1,660.00–1,660.00	23,572	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,538	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	20,763	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,253	1,368.86/cwt	1,200.00–1,450.00	17,152	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,002	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	129.90/cwt	125.00–139.00	627	6

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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