Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-09

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $144.62/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$144.62

36 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$19.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.03

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	147.79	793	30
Medium and Large 2	479	128.78	617	6thin

One grade step is worth $19.01/cwt here — about $176 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 sale36 hd

144.62

—

WV average4 barns · 242 hd

135.59

+9.03

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	2,228	83.55	1,861	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,331	68.25	908	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,604	66.71	1,070	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,218	61.77	752	14

Every lot, as filed

27 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	65.38/cwt	63.00–68.00	821	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,243	64.33/cwt	60.00–68.00	800	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,636	65.85/cwt	60.00–69.00	1,077	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,480	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,095	1
Bulls	—	—	2,228	83.55/cwt	77.00–90.00	1,861	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	551	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	292	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	721	114.54/cwt	113.00–117.50	826	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	396	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	127.55/cwt	115.00–140.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	204	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	120.03/cwt	115.00–125.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	846	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	939	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	120.98/cwt	115.00–122.50	547	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	165.30/cwt	162.50–167.50	775	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	603	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	832	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	151.57/cwt	145.00–155.00	637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	845	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	53.19/cwt	48.00–57.00	605	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,314	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	959	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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