Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-18

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.48/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$157.48

42 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$893

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$33.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.63

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	163.10	917	35
Medium and Large 2	592	129.36	766	7thin

One grade step is worth $33.74/cwt here — about $151 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 sale42 hd

157.48

—

WV average4 barns · 247 hd

146.85

+10.63

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	1,528	116.69	1,783	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,102	97.31	1,072	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,569	89.64	1,406	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,114	86.62	965	10

Every lot, as filed

23 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%	—	1,248	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	998	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,052	102.47/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,078	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,206	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	699	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	89.80/cwt	80.00–97.00	991	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,569	89.64/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,406	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	96.47/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,076	4
Bulls	—	—	1,528	116.69/cwt	105.00–128.00	1,783	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,103	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	600	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	162.54/cwt	149.00–165.00	902	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	672	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,136	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	598	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,002	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	594	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,010	8

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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