Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-05

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.47/cwt on 16 head.

Average price

$161.47

16 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$765

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$88

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

$14.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+32.87

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	454	164.26	746	13thin
Medium and Large 2	558	149.36	833	3thin

One grade step is worth $14.90/cwt here — about −$88 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 sale16 hd

161.47

—

WV average6 barns · 140 hd

128.60

+32.87

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	1,869	99.52	1,860	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,330	69.69	927	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	63.76	705	2thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	155.50/cwt	155.00–158.00	672	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	462	172.07/cwt	170.00–172.50	795	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	538	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,195	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,388	2,475.00/cwt	2,475.00–2,475.00	34,353	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,251	2,264.07/cwt	2,075.00–2,425.00	28,324	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,546	1,570.00/cwt	1,570.00–1,570.00	24,272	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,586	1,561.74/cwt	1,540.00–1,610.00	24,769	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,664	1,669.22/cwt	1,530.00–1,800.00	27,776	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,252	1,265.00/cwt	1,265.00–1,265.00	15,838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	151.54/cwt	150.00–153.00	791	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,644	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	22,605	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,368	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	21,888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	807	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	364	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	491	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	68.16/cwt	64.50–70.00	887	6
Bulls	—	—	1,869	99.52/cwt	90.00–111.00	1,860	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	63.76/cwt	62.50–65.00	705	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,413	74.27/cwt	73.00–75.50	1,049	2

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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