Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-11

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $177.12/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$177.12

58 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$393

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

$45.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.96

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	592	180.27	1,068	54
Medium and Large 2	502	134.50	675	4thin

One grade step is worth $45.77/cwt here — about $393 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 sale58 hd

177.12

—

WV average4 barns · 73 hd

170.15

+6.96

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	1,947	119.17	2,320	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,318	85.57	1,128	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,623	74.90	1,216	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,049	74.80	785	8thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,330	2thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	774	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	845	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	242	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	814	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,018	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	158.63/cwt	152.50–165.00	1,163	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,179	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,206	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	526	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	718	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,185	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	490	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	980	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	564	194.77/cwt	177.50–201.00	1,099	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	519	181.87/cwt	175.00–195.00	944	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	979	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	523	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	644	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,191	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	417	191.55/cwt	180.00–197.50	799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	602	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	288	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	335	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,188	1,360.00/head	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,360	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,072	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	—	—	1,947	119.17/cwt	115.50–123.00	2,320	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	824	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	837	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	74.90/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,216	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	67.74/cwt	67.50–68.00	759	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	76.59/cwt	74.00–79.00	784	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	89.48/cwt	84.00–96.00	1,188	5

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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