Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-09

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $123.75/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$123.75

2 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$551

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.07

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	445	123.75	551	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

123.75

—

WV average4 barns · 39 hd

125.82

−2.07

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	2,094	89.36	1,871	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,346	78.71	1,059	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,440	71.44	1,029	5thin

Every lot, as filed

13 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	14,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	13,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	868.00/cwt	820.00–910.00	9,765	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,304	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	11,214	1
Bulls	—	—	2,094	89.36/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,871	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	71.44/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,029	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,346	78.71/cwt	76.00–87.00	1,059	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,347	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,033.76/cwt	900.00–1,175.00	10,699	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,286	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	302	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	393	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	438	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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