Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-15

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.83/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$135.83

6 head · 421 lb average

Value per head Derived

$572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$15

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

$28.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.02

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	359	155.00	556	2thin
Medium and Large 2	453	126.25	571	4thin

One grade step is worth $28.75/cwt here — about −$15 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 sale6 hd

135.83

—

WV average5 barns · 283 hd

170.86

−35.02

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	2,008	105.00	2,108	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,443	82.71	1,193	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,276	78.00	995	2thin

Every lot, as filed

14 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	—	510	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	248	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	262	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	811	1
Bulls	—	—	2,008	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	2,108	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,207	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,454	81.57/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,186	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,276	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	995	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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →