Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-23

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.50/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$129.50

5 head · 338 lb average

Value per head Derived

$438

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−21.22

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	338	129.50	438	5thin

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 sale5 hd

129.50

—

WV average5 barns · 97 hd

150.72

−21.22

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	1,970	90.88	1,790	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,532	73.44	1,125	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,292	72.78	940	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,120	66.04	740	7thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,284	$1,518	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,296	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,246	$1,390	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,605	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$1,345	1thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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	—	410	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	408	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	70.75/cwt	70.00–71.50	1,113	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	70.82/cwt	69.00–73.50	868	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,392	75.71/cwt	75.00–76.50	1,054	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	54.98/cwt	53.00–57.00	551	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,189	77.24/cwt	76.00–78.50	918	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,226	71.44/cwt	69.00–74.00	876	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	74.51/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,129	5
Bulls	—	—	1,970	90.88/cwt	82.00–97.50	1,790	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,605	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,310	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,282	1,532.23/head	1,350.00–1,545.00	1,532	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,296	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	1,345.00/head	1,345.00–1,345.00	1,345	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,246	1,390.00/head	1,390.00–1,390.00	1,390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	234	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	367	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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