Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-22

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $198.48/cwt on 10 head.

Average price

$198.48

10 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,008

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.97

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	508	198.48	1,008	10thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale10 hd

198.48

—

WV average5 barns · 98 hd

204.45

−5.97

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	1,487	108.92	1,620	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,445	92.48	1,337	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,502	90.42	1,358	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,303	88.14	1,148	7thin

Every lot, as filed

16 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,414	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,301	90.16/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,173	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,312	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	997	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,030	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	223.30/cwt	205.00–232.50	913	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	842	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,021	1
Bulls	—	—	1,487	108.92/cwt	97.00–118.00	1,620	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,473	89.56/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,319	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,399	97.35/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,362	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	88.89/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,339	3

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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