Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-01

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.25/cwt on 10 head.

Average price

$141.25

10 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$21.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.71

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	154.38	805	4thin
Medium and Large 2	412	132.50	546	6thin

One grade step is worth $21.88/cwt here — about $259 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 sale10 hd

141.25

—

WV average4 barns · 329 hd

164.96

−23.71

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	2,052	123.11	2,526	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,561	96.97	1,514	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,299	94.50	1,228	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,310	91.82	1,203	6thin

Every lot, as filed

15 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,492	100.89/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,505	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,219	87.29/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,064	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,561	96.97/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,514	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,364	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,096	1
Bulls	—	—	2,052	123.11/cwt	119.00–127.00	2,526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	236	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	134.75/cwt	125.00–145.00	495	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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