Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-14

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.34/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$151.34

46 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$887

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$11.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.23

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	596	152.31	907	42
Medium and Large 2	488	141.13	689	4thin

One grade step is worth $11.18/cwt here — about $218 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 sale46 hd

151.34

—

WV average5 barns · 472 hd

146.11

+5.23

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	1,823	87.74	1,600	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,345	69.64	937	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,553	66.60	1,034	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,158	63.98	741	10

Every lot, as filed

40 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 2	—	584	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	820	2
Bulls	—	—	1,823	87.74/cwt	80.00–98.50	1,600	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	66.53/cwt	64.00–69.00	877	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,366	71.97/cwt	70.00–75.00	983	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,018	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	959	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	65.66/cwt	65.00–66.00	1,060	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	157.56/cwt	153.00–162.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	563	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	985	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	653	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,045	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	115.17/cwt	113.00–117.50	494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	542	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	422	112.02/cwt	110.00–114.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	116.77/cwt	110.00–127.50	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	762	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	64.75/cwt	59.00–68.00	761	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	145.68/cwt	130.00–149.50	1,011	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	128.57/cwt	125.00–133.00	680	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	115.46/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,055	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	556	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	765	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	478	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	132.23/cwt	129.00–137.50	1,013	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	352	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	716	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	157.13/cwt	150.00–165.00	825	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	489	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	158.13/cwt	150.00–163.00	674	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	157.49/cwt	152.50–160.00	600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	558	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	128.58/cwt	126.00–130.00	600	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	847	4

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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