Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-21

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 $201.41/cwt on 18 head.

Average price

$201.41

18 head · 646 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,301

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$272

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

$16.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.68

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	656	203.28	1,333	16thin
Medium and Large 2	569	186.50	1,061	2thin

One grade step is worth $16.78/cwt here — about $272 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 sale18 hd

201.41

—

WV average5 barns · 101 hd

184.73

+16.68

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	1,885	116.56	2,197	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	86.06	1,100	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,618	85.31	1,380	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,234	82.35	1,016	31

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	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,121	$1,432	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,068	$1,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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 2	—	416	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	207.91/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,387	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,399	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	890	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	182.55/cwt	170.00–195.00	865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	202	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,505	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,204	1,469.52/head	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,470	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,196	1,641.18/head	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,641	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,031	1,265.94/head	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,266	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	966	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,068	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bulls	—	—	1,885	116.56/cwt	110.00–124.00	2,197	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	87.69/cwt	83.00–91.00	1,115	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	77.07/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,011	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	85.31/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,380	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,212	85.64/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,038	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,397	92.11/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,287	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	72.20/cwt	62.00–79.00	858	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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