Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2022-03-16

Buckhannon Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Mar 16
● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872
Feeder Cattle receipts
11 head
13 vs last sale 24 55 vs year ago 66 · 83.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
23 head
3 vs last sale 26 9 vs year ago 14 · +64.3%
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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 / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1583168.589836thin
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,791102.611,8383thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,41683.121,1777thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42380.141,1404thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,30779.791,04210

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsBoner 80-85%1,46089.05/cwt86.00–92.001,3002
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40070.00/cwt70.00–70.009801
CowsLean 85-90%1,32977.41/cwt72.00–84.001,0295
CowsBoner 80-85%1,39883.43/cwt79.00–87.001,1664
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42380.14/cwt78.00–81.501,1404
CowsLean 85-90%1,31666.00/cwt66.00–66.008691
CowsLean 85-90%1,27686.22/cwt86.00–87.001,1004
BullsMedium and Large 1662152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,0101
BullsMedium and Large 1556176.00/cwt176.00–176.009794
BullsMedium and Large 1614155.00/cwt155.00–155.009521
HeifersMedium and Large 1476138.40/cwt135.00–142.006592
HeifersMedium and Large 2354130.00/cwt130.00–130.004601
HeifersMedium and Large 2532127.50/cwt127.50–127.506781
HeifersMedium and Large 2686122.50/cwt122.50–122.508401
Bulls1,791102.61/cwt89.00–110.001,8383

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.