Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.89/cwt on 9 head.

Average price

$129.89

9 head · 596 lb average

Value per head Derived

$775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

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

$12.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.45

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	581	134.17	780	6thin
Medium and Large 2	627	121.33	760	3thin

One grade step is worth $12.83/cwt here — about $20 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 sale9 hd

129.89

—

WV average3 barns · 246 hd

146.34

−16.45

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	1,600	96.08	1,537	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,349	82.09	1,107	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,577	81.96	1,293	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,301	69.44	904	10

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,474	$1,280	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,580	$1,140	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,280	$1,080	1thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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%	—	1,290	64.78/cwt	58.00–68.00	836	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,472	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,236	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,267	73.90/cwt	69.00–76.00	936	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	81.96/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,293	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,413	85.62/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,210	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	78.55/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,009	3
Bulls	—	—	1,600	96.08/cwt	81.00–108.00	1,537	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	676	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	811	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,580	1,140.00/head	1,140.00–1,140.00	1,140	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	1,080.00/head	1,080.00–1,080.00	1,080	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,474	1,280.00/head	1,280.00–1,280.00	1,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	784	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	867	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,153	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,092	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	240	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	744	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	818	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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