Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-29

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $125.02/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$125.02

32 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$383

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

$57.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.81

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	131.77	740	21
Medium and Large 2	489	125.89	616	6thin
Small and Medium 1	545	110.00	599	3thin
Small and Medium 2	482	74.00	357	2thin

One grade step is worth $57.77/cwt here — about $383 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 sale32 hd

125.02

—

WV average5 barns · 228 hd

127.83

−2.81

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	1,852	90.79	1,681	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,332	59.02	786	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,205	55.34	667	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,683	53.68	904	18
Steers	Choice	Average	1,550	90.00	1,395	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	Small and Medium 2	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	144.80/cwt	142.00–147.50	681	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	802	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	—	900	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	855	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	—	430	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	495	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	—	304	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,112	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	702	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	484	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	116.75/cwt	116.00–117.50	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	120.01/cwt	117.00–121.00	690	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	117.00/cwt	114.00–120.00	720	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	—	336	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	269	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	—	740	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	117.76/cwt	117.50–118.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	106.01/cwt	105.00–108.00	673	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	506	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	814	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	741	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	—	462	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	337	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	—	450	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	970	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	126.78/cwt	120.00–130.00	672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	461	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	—	502	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	131.26/cwt	130.00–132.50	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	127.29/cwt	125.00–131.00	742	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	820	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	568	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	112.43/cwt	110.00–115.00	983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	604	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	7,784	1
Bulls	—	—	1,879	85.43/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,605	2
Bulls	—	—	1,825	96.15/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,755	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	616	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	60.19/cwt	56.00–65.00	817	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,702	53.98/cwt	47.50–58.00	919	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	663	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,251	57.46/cwt	51.50–64.50	719	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	50.38/cwt	48.50–52.50	553	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,550	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,395	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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