Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-12

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.95/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$130.95

26 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$14.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.66

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	138.84	679	12thin
Medium and Large 2	474	124.18	588	14thin

One grade step is worth $14.66/cwt here — about $91 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

130.95

—

WV average5 barns · 839 hd

141.60

−10.66

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	1,969	90.37	1,779	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,537	73.07	1,123	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	71.71	915	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,224	70.42	862	24

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,031	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	592	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	123.83/cwt	120.00–127.50	835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	547	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	286	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	180.04/cwt	175.00–185.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	282	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	502	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	584	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	346	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	141.28/cwt	140.00–142.00	458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	918	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	788	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	236	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	326	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	123.17/cwt	120.00–130.00	472	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	772	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	554	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	656	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	804	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	72.92/cwt	68.00–78.00	947	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	878	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	694	1
Bulls	—	—	1,969	90.37/cwt	85.00–99.00	1,779	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,236	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	976	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,658	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	1,136	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	65.47/cwt	62.00–72.00	760	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	68.50/cwt	68.00–69.50	832	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	72.93/cwt	70.50–79.00	1,134	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,259	73.41/cwt	69.00–78.00	924	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,400	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,134	1

How this sale compares

West Virginia weighted averages

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