Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-20

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.34/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$130.34

17 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$14.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.55

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	140.04	689	6thin
Medium and Large 2	428	125.05	535	11thin

One grade step is worth $14.99/cwt here — about $154 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 sale17 hd

130.34

—

WV average6 barns · 1,186 hd

141.89

−11.55

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	1,894	94.05	1,781	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,281	73.19	937	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	72.22	927	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,565	71.62	1,120	4thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,188	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,236	$1,088	2thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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%	—	1,283	72.22/cwt	70.00–76.00	927	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	138.71/cwt	132.00–145.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	717	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	66.67/cwt	65.00–68.50	755	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	63.74/cwt	60.00–68.00	1,023	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,264	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,161	1
Bulls	—	—	1,894	94.05/cwt	88.00–103.00	1,781	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	208	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	281	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,300	76.50/cwt	74.00–78.00	995	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,798	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,546	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,188	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,462	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	302	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	143.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,108	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,115	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	468	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	388	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1

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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