Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-14

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.69/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$161.69

44 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$820

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$349

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

$38.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.06

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	169.58	899	35
Medium and Large 2	419	131.01	549	9thin

One grade step is worth $38.57/cwt here — about $349 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 sale44 hd

161.69

—

WV average5 barns · 313 hd

167.75

−6.06

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	1,975	88.83	1,754	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,508	74.00	1,116	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,634	71.82	1,173	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,198	62.80	752	8thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,260	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,490	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,455	$965	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,312	$880	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$735	1thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	498	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	848	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	141.48/cwt	135.00–147.50	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	117.66/cwt	115.00–120.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	294	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	368	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	149.93/cwt	132.50–160.00	625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	986	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	344	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	591	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	236	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	301	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	344	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	142.77/cwt	132.50–148.00	724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	653	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	888	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	955	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	112.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	251	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	168.93/cwt	142.50–177.50	973	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,455	965.09/head	950.00–980.00	965	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,312	880.00/head	880.00–880.00	880	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,490	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,210	735.00/head	735.00–735.00	735	1
Bulls	—	—	1,975	88.83/cwt	80.00–99.00	1,754	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,496	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,047	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,520	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,186	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,672	68.13/cwt	63.00–73.00	1,139	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	75.52/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,205	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,229	65.12/cwt	61.00–67.00	800	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	55.64/cwt	47.00–60.00	638	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,226	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	91.69/cwt	90.00–95.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	165.83/cwt	155.00–175.00	872	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	188.20/cwt	182.50–190.00	886	4

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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