Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-03

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $207.64/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$207.64

29 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,111

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$44.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.08

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	221.58	1,129	20
Medium and Large 2	592	176.65	1,046	9thin

One grade step is worth $44.93/cwt here — about $83 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 sale29 hd

207.64

—

WV average4 barns · 166 hd

184.56

+23.08

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	1,700	108.77	1,849	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,372	86.00	1,180	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,187	83.60	993	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,572	81.77	1,285	5thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	163.51/cwt	150.00–170.00	858	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	208.77/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,019	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	662	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,403	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	233.62/cwt	217.50–237.50	1,219	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,180	1
Bulls	—	—	1,700	108.77/cwt	89.00–124.00	1,849	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	206.00/cwt	200.00–207.50	960	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	182.51/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,089	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	224.95/cwt	222.50–232.50	934	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	182.48/cwt	165.00–186.00	1,018	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	210.06/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,166	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	164.70/cwt	150.00–167.50	950	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	404	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	995	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	770	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,199	84.76/cwt	79.00–89.00	1,016	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,218	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,592	83.62/cwt	81.50–86.00	1,331	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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