Slaughter cattle
By class and quality grade · $/cwtCull 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 | 1,690 | 108.04 | 1,826 | 4thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,361 | 96.51 | 1,314 | 6thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,603 | 90.24 | 1,446 | 4thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Low | 1,200 | 86.82 | 1,042 | 25 |
Every lot, as filed
8 lots · USDA AMS · Buckhannon Stockyards Livestock Auction - Buckhannon, WVNothing 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 | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,066 | 73.98/cwt | 62.00–82.00 | 789 | 6 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,242 | 96.47/cwt | 95.00–100.00 | 1,198 | 6 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,243 | 88.29/cwt | 78.00–94.00 | 1,097 | 13 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,556 | 94.50/cwt | 94.00–95.00 | 1,470 | 2 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,649 | 85.98/cwt | 85.00–87.00 | 1,418 | 2 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,420 | 99.55/cwt | 95.00–106.00 | 1,414 | 4 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,244 | 90.42/cwt | 88.00–93.00 | 1,125 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,690 | 108.04/cwt | 104.00–113.00 | 1,826 | 4 |
How this sale compares
West Virginia weighted averagesOne 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.