Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-16

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.88/cwt on 7 head.

Average price

$143.88

7 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$272

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

$22.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.84

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	147.02	704	6thin
Medium and Large 2	346	125.00	433	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.02/cwt here — about $272 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 sale7 hd

143.88

—

WV average3 barns · 141 hd

147.72

−3.84

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	2,016	97.87	1,973	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,713	84.50	1,447	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,309	80.89	1,059	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,158	67.55	782	5thin

Every lot, as filed

16 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%	—	1,638	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,343	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,112	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	58.58/cwt	58.00–59.00	633	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,209	73.53/cwt	69.00–78.00	889	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,788	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,556	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	77.34/cwt	73.00–82.00	1,030	2
Bulls	—	—	2,016	97.87/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,973	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	346	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	152.41/cwt	150.00–155.00	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	744	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.

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