Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Replacement cattle changed to per unit.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $179.93/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$179.93

28 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$987

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$34.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.07

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	188.48	1,001	21
Medium and Large 2	601	154.29	927	7thin

One grade step is worth $34.19/cwt here — about $75 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 sale28 hd

179.93

—

WV average6 barns · 903 hd

183.00

−3.07

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	1,781	107.30	1,911	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,531	89.23	1,366	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,390	88.40	1,229	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,241	85.22	1,058	25

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)	1,100	$1,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,223	$1,323	4thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	798	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,157	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	211.72/cwt	205.00–215.00	904	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	225.85/cwt	210.00–237.00	1,059	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	195.08/cwt	190.00–200.00	931	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	185.02/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,069	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	730	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	225.03/cwt	195.00–240.00	1,087	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,207	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,176	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,199	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	186.28/cwt	185.00–190.00	717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,179	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	302	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,223	1,322.84/head	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,323	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,650.45/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,650	2
Bulls	—	—	1,781	107.30/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,911	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,412	85.59/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,209	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	94.02/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,266	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	87.34/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,298	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,621	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,508	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,347	92.88/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,251	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,262	86.71/cwt	81.00–92.00	1,094	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	75.54/cwt	74.00–77.00	837	5

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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