Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-30

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.31/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$166.31

50 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$312

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

$27.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.96

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	597	171.74	1,026	40
Medium and Large 2	494	144.62	714	10thin

One grade step is worth $27.12/cwt here — about $312 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 sale50 hd

166.31

—

WV average4 barns · 215 hd

170.28

−3.96

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	1,834	113.00	2,072	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,342	88.07	1,182	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,511	85.00	1,285	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,295	84.62	1,096	15

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	958	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,008	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,028	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,158	$1,271	5

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	176.01/cwt	162.50–195.00	843	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	192.60/cwt	177.50–197.50	1,119	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	149.57/cwt	135.00–151.00	1,105	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	141.60/cwt	125.00–150.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	147.92/cwt	147.50–150.00	852	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	902	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	504	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	983	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	184.19/cwt	170.00–200.00	685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	440	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	524	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	116.89/cwt	114.00–122.50	833	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,121	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,108	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	738	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	656	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	296	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	842	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	135.65/cwt	130.00–140.00	895	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	143.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	552	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	87.19/cwt	84.00–90.50	1,170	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	1,182	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	696	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	724	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	433	196.58/cwt	175.00–200.00	851	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	526	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	587	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	807	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	446	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	148.47/cwt	135.00–155.00	800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,073	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,178	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	1,203.61/head	1,150.00–1,320.00	1,204	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,028	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	958	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,008	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,206	1,320.00/head	1,320.00–1,320.00	1,320	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	93.78/cwt	91.50–96.00	1,437	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,268	75.23/cwt	74.00–77.00	954	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	82.79/cwt	80.50–85.50	1,245	5
Bulls	—	—	1,834	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,072	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	95.75/cwt	93.00–102.00	1,256	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,416	71.51/cwt	70.50–72.50	1,013	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,377	92.27/cwt	90.50–95.00	1,271	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,263	87.35/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,103	6

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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