Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-12-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-21

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.67/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$156.67

47 head · 613 lb average

Value per head Derived

$960

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$42.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.54

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	596	166.58	992	36
Medium and Large 2	670	124.23	832	11thin

One grade step is worth $42.35/cwt here — about $160 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 sale47 hd

156.67

—

WV average3 barns · 120 hd

157.20

−0.54

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	1,134	90.00	1,021	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,549	78.98	1,224	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,347	76.08	1,025	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,230	73.00	898	24

Every lot, as filed

24 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	167.52/cwt	150.00–180.00	878	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	787	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	992	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	124.89/cwt	117.50–132.50	824	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	137.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	124.04/cwt	120.00–128.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	344	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	156.19/cwt	147.50–160.00	753	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	663	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	781	1
Bulls	—	—	1,134	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	746	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	158.85/cwt	157.50–160.00	1,048	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,424	79.73/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,135	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	74.25/cwt	68.00–79.00	971	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	63.63/cwt	60.00–68.00	722	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,368	82.59/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,130	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,228	73.51/cwt	64.00–78.00	903	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,241	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	77.97/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,215	2

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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