Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-21

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.91/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$112.91

8 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$69

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

$35.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.10

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	480	126.09	605	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	742	90.93	675	3thin

One grade step is worth $35.16/cwt here — about −$69 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 sale8 hd

112.91

—

WV average5 barns · 134 hd

135.01

−22.10

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	1,661	80.42	1,336	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,368	65.66	898	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	63.00	932	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,202	58.44	702	11

Every lot, as filed

34 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	65.66/cwt	64.00–69.00	898	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	670	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	219	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,227	63.35/cwt	60.00–67.00	777	8
Bulls	—	—	1,661	80.42/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,336	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	699	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,695	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	10,332	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	16,590	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,274	1,353.53/cwt	1,225.00–1,475.00	17,244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	772	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	676	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	945.00/cwt	945.00–945.00	9,214	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	1,316.35/cwt	1,000.00–1,510.00	15,915	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	8,980	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,560	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,117	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	232	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	546	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	191	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	136.76/cwt	136.00–137.50	577	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	760	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	684	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	17,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	727	92.65/cwt	85.00–100.00	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	131.48/cwt	130.00–133.00	648	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,606.64/cwt	1,500.00–1,800.00	20,565	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	1,526.96/cwt	1,450.00–1,600.00	18,430	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	866.09/cwt	795.00–925.00	8,869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,004	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	139.75/cwt	137.50–142.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	937	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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