Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-11

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.80/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$117.80

5 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−15.22

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	570	117.80	671	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

117.80

—

WV average5 barns · 115 hd

133.02

−15.22

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	1,702	94.54	1,609	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	67.14	789	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	989	47.26	467	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,224	126.00	1,542	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,306	81.52	1,065	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,209	132.57	1,603	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,435	83.34	1,196	3thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	105.39/cwt	95.00–115.00	294	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	951	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	264	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	376	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	448	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	336	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	582	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,060	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	805.00/cwt	805.00–805.00	7,648	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	14,085	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	5,734	1
Bulls	—	—	1,702	94.54/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,609	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	850	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	765	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,435	83.34/cwt	77.00–91.00	1,196	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,209	132.57/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,603	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	62.57/cwt	60.00–66.00	776	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	47.26/cwt	40.00–58.50	467	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,306	81.52/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,065	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,224	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,542	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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