Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-15

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.36/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$120.36

23 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$0

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

$23.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.02

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	477	123.95	592	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	472	120.25	568	6thin
Small and Medium 1-2	577	117.75	679	2thin
Small and Medium 2-3	592	100.00	592	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.95/cwt here — about −$0 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 sale23 hd

120.36

—

WV average5 barns · 287 hd

129.38

−9.02

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	2,361	78.90	1,863	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,408	59.26	835	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,719	57.76	993	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,199	49.38	592	15

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	532	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	527	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	904	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	447	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	858	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	574	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	504	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	595	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	342	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	541	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	600	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	539	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	554	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	651	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	608	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	302	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	814	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	122.87/cwt	120.00–126.00	654	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	—	374	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	325	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	602	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	—	688	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	716	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	788	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	634	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	571	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	9,801	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,244	715.00/cwt	715.00–715.00	8,895	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,066	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,863	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	11,440	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	6,726	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	3,488	1
Bulls	—	—	2,361	78.90/cwt	70.00–85.50	1,863	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	57.88/cwt	56.00–59.50	792	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,719	57.76/cwt	57.50–58.00	993	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	51.06/cwt	48.00–55.00	546	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	62.50/cwt	59.50–64.00	784	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,241	40.92/cwt	37.00–44.00	508	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,482	61.80/cwt	60.00–64.50	916	6

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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