Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

SPECIAL SALE NEXT WEDNESDAY 3/30/22

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.31/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$145.31

8 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$758

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$54.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.25

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	450	172.50	775	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	594	118.13	701	4thin

One grade step is worth $54.38/cwt here — about $74 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 sale8 hd

145.31

—

WV average4 barns · 76 hd

165.57

−20.25

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	1,979	110.55	2,188	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,529	95.21	1,456	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,318	94.96	1,251	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,189	86.95	1,034	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,370	131.00	1,795	1thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,161	102.37	1,189	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,375	131.76	1,812	2thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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%	—	1,681	86.94/cwt	84.50–89.50	1,461	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,537	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,375	131.76/cwt	131.00–132.50	1,812	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,161	102.37/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,189	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,370	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,795	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	97.70/cwt	92.50–104.00	1,290	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	88.92/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,054	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,196	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	993	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	96.18/cwt	91.50–102.00	1,438	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	90.58/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,190	5
Bulls	—	—	1,979	110.55/cwt	105.00–116.00	2,188	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	626	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	748	557.22/cwt	475.00–625.00	4,168	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	466	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	136.17/cwt	125.00–147.50	573	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	739	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	791	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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