Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-20

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.08/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$136.08

5 head · 676 lb average

Value per head Derived

$920

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$11.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.73

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	677	140.48	951	3thin
Medium and Large 2	675	129.48	874	2thin

One grade step is worth $11.00/cwt here — about $77 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 sale5 hd

136.08

—

WV average5 barns · 163 hd

144.81

−8.73

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	1,864	92.39	1,722	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,349	78.44	1,058	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,142	75.27	860	5thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,310	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,172	$1,216	5

Every lot, as filed

13 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%	—	1,177	77.34/cwt	72.00–80.00	910	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	673	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	77.58/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,054	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,069	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	867	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	492	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	140.48/cwt	140.00–141.50	951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	129.48/cwt	129.00–130.00	874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	734	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	1,195.24/head	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,195	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,240	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	—	—	1,864	92.39/cwt	72.00–109.00	1,722	9

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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