Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-13

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $106.18/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$106.18

17 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$506

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$52.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.11

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	382	120.42	460	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	516	113.38	585	4thin
Medium 1-2	480	105.00	504	1thin
Medium and Large 1	633	98.00	620	2thin
Medium 3	374	92.50	346	1thin
Medium 2	420	90.00	378	1thin
Medium and Large 3-4	642	77.50	498	1thin
Medium and Large 3	568	68.00	386	1thin

One grade step is worth $52.42/cwt here — about $74 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 sale17 hd

106.18

—

WV average6 barns · 1,303 hd

132.28

−26.11

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	1,478	73.90	1,092	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,287	51.23	659	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,177	44.34	522	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,443	41.67	601	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,133	119.55	1,355	4thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	642	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	498	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 4	—	626	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	438	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	432	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	212	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	1,018	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	135.01/cwt	134.00–136.00	838	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	338	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	189	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3-4	—	410	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	267	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	715	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	552	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	480	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	424	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	608	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	420	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	113.38/cwt	112.00–117.50	585	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	149.24/cwt	149.00–150.00	792	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	93.78/cwt	93.00–96.00	576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	480	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	374	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	103.33/cwt	90.00–120.00	333	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	12,241	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,116	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,602	1
Bulls	—	—	1,478	73.90/cwt	55.00–85.00	1,092	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	38.30/cwt	37.00–39.50	415	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	52.01/cwt	45.00–61.00	676	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	607	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,632	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	571	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,196	47.74/cwt	40.50–53.50	571	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	32.43/cwt	22.00–45.00	360	6
Steers	Select	—	1,133	119.55/cwt	110.00–128.00	1,355	4

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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