Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-15

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.33/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$113.33

3 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$565

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−16.38

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	499	113.33	565	3thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

113.33

—

WV average4 barns · 64 hd

129.71

−16.38

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	1,933	108.17	2,091	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,160	89.00	1,032	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,578	87.02	1,373	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,343	73.50	987	6thin

Every lot, as filed

10 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,078	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	987	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	87.02/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,373	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,238	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	70.00/cwt	8.00–88.00	937	5
Bulls	—	—	1,933	108.17/cwt	105.00–111.00	2,091	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	253	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	314	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	447	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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →