Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-15

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.00/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$140.00

3 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$346

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

$15.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.17

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	340	150.00	510	1thin
Medium and Large 2	634	135.00	856	2thin

One grade step is worth $15.00/cwt here — about −$346 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 sale3 hd

140.00

—

WV average5 barns · 140 hd

171.17

−31.17

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	1,449	105.37	1,527	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,389	98.68	1,371	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,493	96.00	1,433	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,229	89.86	1,104	10

Every lot, as filed

11 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%	—	1,172	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	938	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	97.28/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,226	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,223	87.80/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,074	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,492	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,374	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,389	98.68/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,371	2
Bulls	—	—	1,449	105.37/cwt	95.00–114.00	1,527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	389	160.08/cwt	150.00–170.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	334	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	501	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.

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