Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-14

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.00/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$137.00

5 head · 391 lb average

Value per head Derived

$536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 2-3

$18.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.87

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	387	143.33	554	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	454	130.00	590	1thin
Small and Medium 2-3	342	125.00	428	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.33/cwt here — about $127 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 sale5 hd

137.00

—

WV average4 barns · 89 hd

136.13

+0.87

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	—	High	1,816	92.69	1,683	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,604	79.50	1,275	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,328	74.31	987	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,190	69.93	832	10

Every lot, as filed

14 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	65.65/cwt	61.50–69.50	773	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	649	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,231	77.88/cwt	76.00–79.50	959	4
Bulls	—	—	2,040	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	2,142	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	78.86/cwt	75.00–86.50	1,058	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	704	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	598	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	342	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	454	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	590	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	67.48/cwt	65.50–69.50	882	6
Bulls	—	—	1,741	88.59/cwt	85.50–90.50	1,542	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,604	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	1,275	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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