Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-20

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $97.90/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$97.90

38 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$49.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.10

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	556	117.14	652	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	600	102.50	615	1thin
Medium 2	328	100.00	328	1thin
Small and Medium 2	516	91.83	474	3thin
Medium and Large 3	568	88.00	500	1thin
Medium and Large 2	527	87.25	460	12thin
Small and Medium 1-2	766	77.50	594	1thin
Small and Medium 3	608	68.13	414	4thin

One grade step is worth $49.02/cwt here — about $238 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 sale38 hd

97.90

—

WV average7 barns · 1,141 hd

126.00

−28.10

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	1,603	85.32	1,368	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,620	58.80	953	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	57.95	727	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,128	50.61	571	23
Steers	Select	Average	1,280	100.00	1,280	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	Select	—	1,280	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,280	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	57.95/cwt	47.50–66.00	727	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	58.80/cwt	54.50–64.00	953	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	787	26.91/cwt	15.00–37.00	212	2
Bulls	—	—	1,603	85.32/cwt	63.00–97.50	1,368	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	38.04/cwt	35.00–41.00	352	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	54.43/cwt	40.00–65.00	645	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	803.08/cwt	690.00–895.00	9,260	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,147	756.86/cwt	545.00–950.00	8,681	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,066	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	11,086	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,092	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	694.76/cwt	690.00–700.00	6,468	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	9,306	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	4,528	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	11,285	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	956	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	10,134	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	951.73/cwt	910.00–1,000.00	9,689	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	948.49/cwt	930.00–970.00	11,078	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	329	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	73.24/cwt	60.00–87.00	412	2
Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	736	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	402	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	231	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	87.44/cwt	85.00–90.00	498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	778	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	329	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	602	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	402	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	646	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	630	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	552	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	82.00/cwt	80.00–83.00	267	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	125.01/cwt	120.00–130.00	666	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	766	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	594	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	654	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	918	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	328	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	88.00/cwt	86.00–90.00	592	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	613	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	986	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	984	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	125.86/cwt	125.00–127.50	590	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	526	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	447	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	692	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	438	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	420	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	236	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,076	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	460	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	253	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	122.22/cwt	112.50–142.50	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	141.50/cwt	135.00–147.50	664	2

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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