Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-27

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.11/cwt on 21 head.

Average price

$122.11

21 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$10.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.41

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	123.07	607	19thin
Medium and Large 2	510	113.00	576	2thin

One grade step is worth $10.07/cwt here — about $31 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 sale21 hd

122.11

—

WV average6 barns · 839 hd

124.52

−2.41

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	1,686	92.00	1,551	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	61.38	794	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	57.99	873	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,205	57.14	689	5thin

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)	1,414	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,088	$800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	55.65/cwt	50.00–59.00	815	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	546	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	120.85/cwt	120.00–122.50	499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	381	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	110.88/cwt	110.00–112.50	571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	135.35/cwt	132.00–137.00	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	125.06/cwt	121.00–129.00	542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	136.19/cwt	132.00–137.50	866	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	121.34/cwt	115.00–123.00	641	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	126.42/cwt	123.00–127.50	603	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	122.20/cwt	121.00–124.00	643	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,414	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,088	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	—	—	1,686	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,551	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,624	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,056	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	57.14/cwt	53.00–59.00	689	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	58.21/cwt	53.00–60.50	742	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	64.55/cwt	62.00–67.50	848	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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