Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-16

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.80/cwt on 10 head.

Average price

$114.80

10 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$529

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$312

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

$4.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.68

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	635	118.00	749	3thin
Medium and Large 2	386	113.42	438	7thin

One grade step is worth $4.58/cwt here — about $312 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 sale10 hd

114.80

—

WV average4 barns · 251 hd

136.47

−21.68

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,660	77.53	1,287	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,283	76.50	981	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,441	74.35	1,072	3thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	498	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	276	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	355	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	110.65/cwt	110.00–111.00	411	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	404	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	639	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	77.52/cwt	77.00–78.00	1,099	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	77.53/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,287	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,310	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,035	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,256	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	929	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,488	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,012	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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