Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-15

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.53/cwt on 18 head.

Average price

$113.53

18 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$427

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

$60.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.84

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	526	125.64	661	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	425	118.76	505	2thin
Small and Medium 2-3	786	112.50	884	4thin
Small and Medium 1-2	532	102.88	547	4thin
Large 2-3	360	65.00	234	1thin

One grade step is worth $60.64/cwt here — about $427 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 sale18 hd

113.53

—

WV average6 barns · 686 hd

135.37

−21.84

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	1,558	84.25	1,313	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,352	66.97	905	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,177	60.11	707	20
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,052	91.98	968	2thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,191	$884	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	985	$880	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	998	$665	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,142	$1,190	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,078	$1,084	3thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	659	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	118.76/cwt	117.50–120.00	505	2
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	360	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	234	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	324	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	530	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	786	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	884	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	362	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	371	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	772	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	743	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,052	91.98/cwt	87.50–97.50	968	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	49.87/cwt	40.00–55.50	546	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,241	66.76/cwt	65.00–69.50	828	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,184	62.23/cwt	58.00–64.50	737	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	72.09/cwt	70.00–75.00	948	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	64.69/cwt	58.50–68.00	885	9
Bulls	—	—	1,558	84.25/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,313	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	—	308	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	314	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	141.48/cwt	132.50–150.00	739	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	656	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	738	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	637	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	685	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191	884.34/head	800.00–950.00	884	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	880.00/head	880.00–880.00	880	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	664.95/head	660.00–670.00	665	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,024	1,043.87/head	1,025.00–1,060.00	1,044	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	1,190.00/head	1,190.00–1,190.00	1,190	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,185	1,165.00/head	1,165.00–1,165.00	1,165	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	687	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	—	550	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	801	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	149.20/cwt	147.50–150.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	728	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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