Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-13

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.77/cwt on 13 head.

Average price

$132.77

13 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$51

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

$15.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.51

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	436	139.99	611	7thin
Medium and Large 2	532	124.33	662	6thin

One grade step is worth $15.66/cwt here — about −$51 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 sale13 hd

132.77

—

WV average6 barns · 1,078 hd

140.28

−7.51

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	1,835	100.16	1,838	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,313	77.72	1,020	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,548	74.67	1,156	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,200	73.40	881	26

Every lot, as filed

32 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 2	—	535	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	461	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	526	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	682	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	562	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	392	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	672	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	161.52/cwt	157.50–167.00	780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	137.98/cwt	136.00–140.00	712	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	66.63/cwt	63.00–69.00	736	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,253	81.95/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,027	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	464	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	606	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	386	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	142.69/cwt	137.50–148.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	530	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	1,410.00/cwt	1,410.00–1,410.00	18,048	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,255	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	14,872	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	76.73/cwt	70.50–81.00	1,029	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,226	74.70/cwt	69.00–79.00	916	18
Bulls	—	—	1,835	100.16/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,838	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	81.35/cwt	80.00–83.00	983	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	74.67/cwt	70.50–78.50	1,156	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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