Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-16

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $168.58/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$168.58

6 head · 583 lb average

Value per head Derived

$983

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+50.33

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	583	168.58	983	6thin

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 sale6 hd

168.58

—

WV average3 barns · 44 hd

118.26

+50.33

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	1,791	102.61	1,838	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,416	83.12	1,177	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	80.14	1,140	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,307	79.79	1,042	10

Every lot, as filed

15 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	89.05/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,300	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	980	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,329	77.41/cwt	72.00–84.00	1,029	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	83.43/cwt	79.00–87.00	1,166	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	80.14/cwt	78.00–81.50	1,140	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,316	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	869	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,276	86.22/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,100	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	556	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	979	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	138.40/cwt	135.00–142.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	354	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	686	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	840	1
Bulls	—	—	1,791	102.61/cwt	89.00–110.00	1,838	3

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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