Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Cow Sale Next Wednesday 5/04/2022

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.75/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$151.75

46 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$18.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.97

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	156.15	796	35
Medium and Large 2	476	137.77	655	11thin

One grade step is worth $18.38/cwt here — about $141 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 sale46 hd

151.75

—

WV average7 barns · 654 hd

140.78

+10.97

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	1,672	105.65	1,766	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,434	79.46	1,140	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,241	78.13	969	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,198	65.54	785	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,066	$850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$1,196	4thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	653	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	154.29/cwt	130.00–165.00	818	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	82.12/cwt	80.50–83.50	1,146	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	79.01/cwt	78.00–80.00	955	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	696	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,184	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	888	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,204	64.58/cwt	63.00–66.00	778	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	75.46/cwt	74.50–76.50	1,127	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	1,009	1
Bulls	—	—	1,672	105.65/cwt	105.50–106.00	1,766	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,066	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,360.00/head	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,360	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,377	1,141.54/head	975.00–1,330.00	1,142	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	139.22/cwt	135.00–147.50	660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	168.10/cwt	150.00–172.50	748	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	143.76/cwt	132.50–147.50	726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	127.61/cwt	120.00–135.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	152.58/cwt	145.00–160.00	709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	686	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	216.43/cwt	187.50–225.00	939	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	124.50/cwt	123.00–126.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	146.89/cwt	130.00–152.50	839	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	213.75/cwt	190.00–220.00	981	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	164.45/cwt	152.50–172.50	807	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	483	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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