Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-19

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.72/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$145.72

44 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$859

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$8.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.86

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	589	147.95	872	32
Medium and Large 2	590	139.76	825	12thin

One grade step is worth $8.19/cwt here — about $47 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 sale44 hd

145.72

—

WV average6 barns · 209 hd

129.86

+15.86

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	1,943	107.10	2,081	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,365	78.92	1,077	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,624	69.00	1,121	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,189	66.18	787	13

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$995	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,053	$700	2thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	662	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	804	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	924	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	112.30/cwt	95.00–130.00	700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	760	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	134.92/cwt	132.50–140.00	913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	144.18/cwt	140.00–145.00	913	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	111.73/cwt	103.00–121.00	590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	976	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	764	131.20/cwt	122.50–140.00	1,002	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,014	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,115	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	154.36/cwt	150.00–157.50	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	776	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	149.49/cwt	145.00–155.00	768	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	910	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	108.71/cwt	104.00–111.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	749	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	914	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	694	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	1,046	690.00/head	690.00–690.00	690	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	995.00/head	995.00–995.00	995	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	764	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	642	4
Bulls	—	—	1,943	107.10/cwt	95.00–114.00	2,081	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	73.39/cwt	72.00–75.00	893	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,439	81.68/cwt	75.00–87.00	1,175	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,624	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,121	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	66.78/cwt	61.00–72.00	780	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	51.90/cwt	47.00–56.00	553	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,313	75.99/cwt	75.00–78.00	998	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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