Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-04

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.25/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$110.25

4 head · 775 lb average

Value per head Derived

$854

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$16.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.02

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	777	114.33	888	3thin
Medium and Large 2	770	98.00	755	1thin

One grade step is worth $16.33/cwt here — about $133 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

110.25

—

WV average5 barns · 82 hd

123.27

−13.02

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	1,833	86.50	1,586	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,335	64.04	855	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,496	62.36	933	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,133	58.93	668	15

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
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,204	$730	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,190	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,108	$963	2thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	768	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	907	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	1,190.00/head	1,190.00–1,190.00	1,190	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,204	730.00/head	730.00–730.00	730	1
Bulls	—	—	1,833	86.50/cwt	64.00–105.00	1,586	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	53.59/cwt	53.00–54.00	680	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,411	64.29/cwt	60.50–67.00	907	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	70.33/cwt	70.00–71.00	828	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	62.45/cwt	62.00–63.00	859	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,576	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,087	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	58.96/cwt	58.00–60.00	930	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,206	62.03/cwt	57.00–65.00	748	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	54.29/cwt	49.00–58.50	555	6

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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →