Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2022-01-26

Buckhannon Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Jan 26
● Final9 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872
Feeder Cattle receipts
6 head
1 vs last sale 5 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
14 head
8 vs last sale 22 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.75/cwt on 2 head.
Average price
$108.75
2 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$567
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
33.61
vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2521108.755672thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale2 hd
108.75
WV average3 barns · 120 hd
142.36
−33.61
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,86464.501,2021thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,32455.797384thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,24650.176258thin

Every lot, as filed

9 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsLean 85-90%1,24144.12/cwt43.00–46.005484
CowsLean 85-90%1,25056.22/cwt52.00–60.007034
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,86464.50/cwt64.50–64.501,2021
CowsBoner 80-85%1,39448.00/cwt48.00–48.006691
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30058.38/cwt57.00–60.007593
HeifersMedium and Large 266097.50/cwt97.50–97.506441
HeifersMedium and Large 2382120.00/cwt120.00–120.004581
BullsMedium and Large 2306120.00/cwt120.00–120.003671
BullsMedium and Large 1346150.00/cwt150.00–150.005191

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.