Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Replacement cattle changed to per unit.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $219.64/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$219.64

53 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,276

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$290

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

$27.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.05

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	586	221.72	1,300	49
Medium and Large 2	520	194.19	1,010	4thin

One grade step is worth $27.53/cwt here — about $290 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 sale53 hd

219.64

—

WV average5 barns · 190 hd

212.60

+7.05

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	1,949	119.55	2,330	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,360	108.04	1,469	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,673	105.35	1,763	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,179	100.50	1,185	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)	1,180	$1,358	3thin

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	87.93/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,000	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,366	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,544	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	100.52/cwt	92.00–109.00	1,149	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,673	105.35/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,763	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	113.91/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,461	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,411	104.13/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,469	3
Bulls	—	—	1,949	119.55/cwt	108.00–127.00	2,330	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	403	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	214.08/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,312	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	522	245.32/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,281	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	228.27/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,342	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	194.19/cwt	170.00–202.50	1,010	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	458	232.16/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,063	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	356	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	183.24/cwt	170.00–187.50	806	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	396	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	594	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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