Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-28

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.88/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$139.88

4 head · 421 lb average

Value per head Derived

$588

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$7.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.07

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	467	143.50	670	2thin
Medium and Large 2	374	136.25	510	2thin

One grade step is worth $7.25/cwt here — about $161 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 sale4 hd

139.88

—

WV average4 barns · 56 hd

136.80

+3.07

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	1,843	87.55	1,614	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,348	64.40	868	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,107	56.55	626	6thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,310	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,316	$1,499	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,353	2thin

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	551	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	71.56/cwt	71.00–72.00	918	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	63.08/cwt	61.00–68.00	837	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,184	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	474	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	62.07/cwt	58.00–66.00	679	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,602	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	929	1
Bulls	—	—	1,843	87.55/cwt	60.00–98.50	1,614	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	1,455.00/head	1,455.00–1,455.00	1,455	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,190	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,334	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,230	1,470.00/head	1,470.00–1,470.00	1,470	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	1,587.96/head	1,525.00–1,650.00	1,588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	298	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	514	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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