Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-06

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 $201.83/cwt on 11 head.

Average price

$201.83

11 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,165

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$51.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.75

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	206.51	1,171	10thin
Medium and Large 2	680	155.00	1,054	1thin

One grade step is worth $51.51/cwt here — about $117 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 sale11 hd

201.83

—

WV average5 barns · 175 hd

205.58

−3.75

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	1,736	135.24	2,348	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	108.96	1,395	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,486	108.63	1,614	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,139	96.94	1,104	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	$1,540	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,225	1thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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	—	—	1,736	135.24/cwt	115.00–144.00	2,348	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	101.06/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,241	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	114.22/cwt	109.00–121.00	1,502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	206.69/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,153	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,153	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	706	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	950	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	1,540.00/head	1,540.00–1,540.00	1,540	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	108.63/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,614	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	98.15/cwt	85.00–104.00	1,141	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	110.14/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,252	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	81.30/cwt	75.00–85.00	888	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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