Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-13

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.46/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$168.46

26 head · 641 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,081

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$336

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

$43.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.91

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	656	185.00	1,214	16thin
Medium and Large 2	618	142.00	878	10thin

One grade step is worth $43.00/cwt here — about $336 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 sale26 hd

168.46

—

WV average4 barns · 68 hd

177.37

−8.91

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	1,887	107.71	2,032	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,493	80.00	1,195	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,234	69.38	856	9thin

Every lot, as filed

16 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 2	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,003	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,214	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	788	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,300	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	162.72/cwt	155.00–164.00	853	7
Bulls	—	—	1,887	107.71/cwt	94.00–119.00	2,032	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,696	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,509	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,484	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,083	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,014	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,309	77.96/cwt	73.00–82.00	1,020	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	58.66/cwt	54.00–61.00	669	4

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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