Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-12

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $178.63/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$178.63

33 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$909

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$39

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

$32.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.14

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	186.42	892	25
Medium and Large 2	604	154.30	931	8thin

One grade step is worth $32.12/cwt here — about −$39 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 sale33 hd

178.63

—

WV average6 barns · 820 hd

176.49

+2.14

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	1,674	109.50	1,833	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,360	86.41	1,175	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,572	85.66	1,347	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,299	82.11	1,067	12

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,688	2thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	86.09/cwt	82.00–94.00	1,160	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,070	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,490	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,445	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,348	70.09/cwt	64.00–75.00	945	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,283	86.11/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,105	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,572	85.66/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,347	7
Bulls	—	—	1,674	109.50/cwt	106.00–118.00	1,833	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	1,688.08/head	1,675.00–1,700.00	1,688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,187	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	644	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	183.05/cwt	180.00–185.00	593	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	185.47/cwt	175.00–192.00	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	220.03/cwt	205.00–235.00	1,265	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	187.23/cwt	180.00–195.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	189.48/cwt	185.00–191.00	955	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	196.15/cwt	190.00–202.50	947	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	186.45/cwt	182.50–192.00	1,078	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	477	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,169	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	224.51/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,423	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	162.40/cwt	137.50–167.50	1,070	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,049	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	286	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	682	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	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.

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