Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-12

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.67/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$140.67

3 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$0.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.28

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	141.00	784	1thin
Medium and Large 2	445	140.50	625	2thin

One grade step is worth $0.50/cwt here — about $159 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 sale3 hd

140.67

—

WV average4 barns · 24 hd

140.95

−0.28

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	1,200	86.00	1,032	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,413	64.64	913	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,553	62.72	974	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,210	55.53	672	7thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$710	1thin

Every lot, as filed

11 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	53.90/cwt	51.00–55.00	602	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,333	57.70/cwt	57.00–59.00	769	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	62.72/cwt	61.00–65.00	974	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,544	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,081	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	63.30/cwt	60.00–65.00	874	4
Bulls	—	—	1,200	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,032	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	705	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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →