Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-19

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $177.50/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$177.50

5 head · 716 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,272

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$277

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

$45.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−51.25

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	573	195.83	1,121	3thin
Medium and Large 2	932	150.00	1,398	2thin

One grade step is worth $45.83/cwt here — about −$277 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 sale5 hd

177.50

—

WV average6 barns · 1,597 hd

228.75

−51.25

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	—	Low	1,444	102.79	1,485	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,608	91.10	1,465	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,361	89.16	1,214	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,080	79.23	856	16

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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,352	$830	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,011	$830	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,008	$755	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,076	$675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	718	$300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,352	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,019	$1,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$1,684	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,257	$1,593	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,231	$1,301	3thin

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	Lean 85-90%	—	886	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	523	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,537	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,621	88.80/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,439	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,103	1
Bulls	—	—	962	92.82/cwt	90.00–95.00	893	2
Bulls	—	—	1,766	109.43/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,933	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,352	830.00/head	830.00–830.00	830	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,011	829.82/head	750.00–900.00	830	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,076	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	718	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	755.00/head	755.00–755.00	755	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,279	1,589.14/head	1,525.00–1,650.00	1,589	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,684.22/head	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	945	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	—	590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	178.50/cwt	176.00–181.00	1,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,102	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	892	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	972	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	996	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,352	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,231	1,300.62/head	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,301	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	81.70/cwt	75.00–86.00	926	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,282	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,205	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	829	67.90/cwt	65.00–70.00	563	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	93.62/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,244	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	85.66/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,187	10

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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