Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-07

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.10/cwt on 188 head.

Average price

$162.10

188 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$980

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$20.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.14

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	605	166.99	1,010	143
Medium and Large 2	604	146.56	885	45

One grade step is worth $20.43/cwt here — about $125 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 sale188 hd

162.10

—

WV average3 barns · 228 hd

158.96

+3.14

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	1,406	74.41	1,046	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,591	60.85	968	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,366	60.82	831	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,099	41.41	455	6thin

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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,458	$1,164	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,516	$1,160	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,366	$975	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	806	$600	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	722	$550	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	854	$450	2thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 1-2	—	506	156.55/cwt	150.00–176.00	792	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	681	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	680	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	887	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	133.17/cwt	130.00–140.00	633	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	131.07/cwt	130.00–133.00	692	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,199	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	158.52/cwt	149.00–160.00	1,170	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	801	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	981	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	163.30/cwt	145.00–170.00	861	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	161.55/cwt	158.00–175.00	935	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	155.35/cwt	145.00–165.00	980	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	138.55/cwt	131.00–144.00	870	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	144.70/cwt	140.00–147.00	955	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,604	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,027	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,586	59.59/cwt	58.00–62.00	945	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	64.98/cwt	64.00–66.00	919	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	58.33/cwt	56.00–61.00	779	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	24.70/cwt	20.00–29.00	256	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	46.53/cwt	45.00–48.00	533	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	590	2
Bulls	—	—	1,406	74.41/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	151.62/cwt	145.00–157.50	628	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	990	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	121.52/cwt	120.00–131.00	751	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	806	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	116.69/cwt	115.00–120.00	744	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	126.79/cwt	120.00–149.00	543	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	207.99/cwt	187.50–222.50	967	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,079	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	401	196.48/cwt	187.50–202.50	788	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,107	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	128.68/cwt	128.00–130.00	750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	180.06/cwt	175.00–185.00	913	18
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,458	1,163.74/head	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,164	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,472	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	927	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	532	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,366	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,516	1,160.00/head	1,160.00–1,160.00	1,160	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,231	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	862	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	324	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	891	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	127.22/cwt	126.00–128.00	716	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	122.67/cwt	120.00–123.00	812	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	143.90/cwt	140.00–145.00	566	9

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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