Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-08

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $123.93/cwt on 7 head.

Average price

$123.93

7 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$12.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.94

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	582	127.50	742	5thin
Medium and Large 2	537	115.00	618	2thin

One grade step is worth $12.50/cwt here — about $124 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 sale7 hd

123.93

—

WV average5 barns · 152 hd

131.87

−7.94

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	1,909	92.86	1,773	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	65.53	809	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,131	58.35	660	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	56.28	838	4thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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 1	—	628	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	994	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	866	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	996	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	2
Bulls	—	—	1,909	92.86/cwt	86.00–101.00	1,773	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	53.74/cwt	44.50–59.50	599	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	65.53/cwt	63.00–67.00	809	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	906	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	54.20/cwt	48.00–59.00	815	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	64.11/cwt	62.00–66.00	739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	550	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	636	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	526	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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