Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-08

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $128.13/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$128.13

4 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$19.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.21

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	142.50	787	1thin
Medium and Large 2	557	123.33	687	3thin

One grade step is worth $19.17/cwt here — about $100 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 sale4 hd

128.13

—

WV average4 barns · 86 hd

129.33

−1.21

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	1,589	117.41	1,866	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,509	82.40	1,243	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,307	76.08	994	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,122	70.69	793	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,224	$1,412	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,276	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,006	$1,136	2thin

Every lot, as filed

14 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	—	552	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	452	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	900	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,224	1,412.02/head	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,412	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,006	1,135.89/head	1,090.00–1,180.00	1,136	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,276	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	—	—	1,589	117.41/cwt	112.00–121.00	1,866	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	66.25/cwt	63.50–69.00	837	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	82.40/cwt	78.50–87.50	1,243	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	78.03/cwt	73.00–82.50	884	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	63.35/cwt	61.00–66.00	704	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	82.63/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,103	3

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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