Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-08

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $171.67/cwt on 9 head.

Average price

$171.67

9 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$974

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$596

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

$58.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.88

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	591	178.13	1,052	8thin
Medium and Large 2	380	120.00	456	1thin

One grade step is worth $58.13/cwt here — about $596 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 sale9 hd

171.67

—

WV average6 barns · 89 hd

165.79

+5.88

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	1,883	121.76	2,293	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,590	98.82	1,571	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,369	98.78	1,352	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,216	96.38	1,172	13

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	—	468	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,116	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,294	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	498	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	822	1
Bulls	—	—	1,883	121.76/cwt	117.00–127.00	2,293	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	98.82/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,571	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,377	106.19/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,462	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	845	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	93.65/cwt	83.00–101.00	1,080	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	102.55/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,342	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,458	93.12/cwt	80.00–105.00	1,358	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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