Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-25

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.14/cwt on 7 head.

Average price

$144.14

7 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$825

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$10.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.58

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	148.75	852	4thin
Medium and Large 2	573	138.00	790	3thin

One grade step is worth $10.75/cwt here — about $61 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 sale7 hd

144.14

—

WV average5 barns · 111 hd

140.56

+3.58

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	1,286	102.00	1,312	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,340	97.21	1,302	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,165	87.71	1,022	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	85.00	1,262	1thin

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)	1,166	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,236	$985	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,284	$1,484	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,178	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,262	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,493	103.63/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,547	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	93.35/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,165	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	72.67/cwt	67.00–78.00	741	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,316	104.72/cwt	99.00–113.00	1,378	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,192	89.54/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,067	5
Bulls	—	—	1,286	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,312	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,166	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,236	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,178	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,210	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,309	1,553.44/head	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,553	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	436	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	226	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	249	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	498	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	588	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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