Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-08

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.75/cwt on 12 head.

Average price

$133.75

12 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$23.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.52

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	143.43	788	7thin
Medium and Large 2	550	120.20	661	5thin

One grade step is worth $23.23/cwt here — about $127 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 sale12 hd

133.75

—

WV average4 barns · 77 hd

144.27

−10.52

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	1,870	107.92	2,018	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,356	84.21	1,142	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,539	82.30	1,267	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,176	79.38	933	29

Every lot, as filed

21 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 2	—	452	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	916	3
Bulls	—	—	1,870	107.92/cwt	107.00–109.00	2,018	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	70.24/cwt	60.00–74.00	786	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,182	81.34/cwt	75.00–89.00	961	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,289	92.03/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,186	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,599	81.89/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,309	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	87.85/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,311	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	77.38/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,158	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	80.51/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,069	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	911	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	308	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	354	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	536	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	135.05/cwt	125.00–145.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	411	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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