Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-09

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $180.85/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$180.85

48 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$977

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$31.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.66

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	190.13	1,026	34
Medium and Large 2	541	158.31	857	14thin

One grade step is worth $31.81/cwt here — about $169 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 sale48 hd

180.85

—

WV average3 barns · 90 hd

162.18

+18.66

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	2,244	100.00	2,244	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,420	77.49	1,100	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,608	76.50	1,230	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,103	67.38	743	6thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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%	—	1,608	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,230	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,404	80.17/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,126	3
Bulls	—	—	2,244	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	2,244	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,436	74.80/cwt	74.00–75.50	1,074	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,196	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	939	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	65.16/cwt	61.00–67.00	706	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	171.27/cwt	162.50–175.00	1,139	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	169.46/cwt	162.50–172.50	1,074	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	203.62/cwt	197.50–207.50	886	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	433	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	212.20/cwt	212.20–212.20	813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	462	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	807	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	360	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	402	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	442	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	807	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	446	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	182.38/cwt	175.00–190.00	883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,209	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,037	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	328	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,130	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	712	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	911	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	560	197.51/cwt	197.51–197.51	1,106	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	402	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	864	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	494	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	944	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	181.28/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,042	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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