Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-02

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $196.29/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$196.29

20 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,012

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$290

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

$19.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.30

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	205.98	1,162	10thin
Medium and Large 2	467	186.60	872	10thin

One grade step is worth $19.37/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 sale20 hd

196.29

—

WV average4 barns · 60 hd

195.00

+1.30

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	1,751	123.37	2,160	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	93.44	1,209	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,122	86.20	967	25

Every lot, as filed

22 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 1	—	581	201.92/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,173	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	190.00/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,281	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	212.88/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,345	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	654	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	176.68/cwt	175.00–180.00	910	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	882	1
Bulls	—	—	1,751	123.37/cwt	121.00–126.00	2,160	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	96.92/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,222	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,253	104.84/cwt	95.00–113.00	1,314	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	75.50/cwt	71.00–78.00	805	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,392	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,155	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	85.47/cwt	81.00–95.00	951	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	963	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,003	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,179	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	684	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,265	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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