Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-23

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.08/cwt on 12 head.

Average price

$164.08

12 head · 688 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,129

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$56

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

$17.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.23

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	598	180.00	1,076	1thin
Medium and Large 1	696	162.63	1,133	11thin

One grade step is worth $17.37/cwt here — about −$56 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 sale12 hd

164.08

—

WV average3 barns · 43 hd

151.85

+12.23

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	1,826	100.63	1,838	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,593	83.33	1,327	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,372	82.27	1,129	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,268	80.42	1,020	7thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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	Medium and Large 2	—	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	304	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	840	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	461	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	138.25/cwt	128.00–148.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,113	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,076	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	146.52/cwt	145.00–148.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,130	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	634	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,129	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	877	4
Bulls	—	—	1,826	100.63/cwt	86.00–115.50	1,838	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,636	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,358	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,408	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,253	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,426	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,269	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,392	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,058	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,556	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,400	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,586	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,221	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,263	81.98/cwt	76.00–85.00	1,035	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,208	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	882	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	82.03/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,095	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	528	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	725	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,233	2

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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