Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-26

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.53/cwt on 16 head.

Average price

$122.53

16 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$20.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.34

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	139.00	760	3thin
Medium and Large 2	504	118.73	599	13thin

One grade step is worth $20.27/cwt here — about $161 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 sale16 hd

122.53

—

WV average6 barns · 794 hd

134.87

−12.34

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	1,831	79.03	1,447	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,490	60.05	895	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,330	59.82	796	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,160	55.81	648	19

Every lot, as filed

28 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%	—	1,117	53.04/cwt	49.00–56.00	592	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	62.68/cwt	57.00–67.00	837	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,234	60.57/cwt	55.00–68.00	747	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	742	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	61.06/cwt	55.00–66.00	921	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	52.66/cwt	48.00–56.00	692	4
Bulls	—	—	1,831	79.03/cwt	74.00–83.00	1,447	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	158.36/cwt	155.00–160.00	904	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	115.04/cwt	110.00–120.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	126.89/cwt	125.00–131.00	420	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	117.62/cwt	115.00–120.00	445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	876	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	123.75/cwt	122.50–125.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	796	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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