Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-27

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.88/cwt on 4 head.

Average price

$164.88

4 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$969

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$603

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

$41.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.06

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	650	175.17	1,139	3thin
Medium and Large 2	400	134.00	536	1thin

One grade step is worth $41.17/cwt here — about $603 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

164.88

—

WV average5 barns · 108 hd

159.82

+5.06

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	1,873	92.23	1,727	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,215	79.72	969	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	78.48	1,000	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,517	76.75	1,164	2thin

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	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,188	$1,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,049	$1,158	5

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,270	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,092	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,197	77.63/cwt	74.00–80.00	929	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	76.75/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,164	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	78.48/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,000	2
Bulls	—	—	1,873	92.23/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,727	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	760	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,188	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,093	1,306.99/head	1,275.00–1,340.00	1,307	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	1,175.39/head	1,125.00–1,220.00	1,175	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,137	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,082	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,042	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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