Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-26

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $210.29/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$210.29

17 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,167

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$295

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

$5.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.19

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	562	210.63	1,185	16thin
Medium and Large 1	434	205.00	890	1thin

One grade step is worth $5.63/cwt here — about $295 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 sale17 hd

210.29

—

WV average4 barns · 155 hd

242.48

−32.19

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	2,020	128.53	2,596	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,391	105.56	1,468	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,514	98.84	1,497	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,238	95.78	1,185	10

Every lot, as filed

17 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%	—	1,291	113.48/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,465	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,211	85.59/cwt	84.00–87.50	1,036	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,232	94.82/cwt	85.00–109.00	1,168	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,228	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	101.30/cwt	96.00–107.00	1,568	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,369	108.34/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,483	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,434	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,434	1
Bulls	—	—	2,020	128.53/cwt	128.00–129.00	2,596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,170	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,130	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,319	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,243	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,214	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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