Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-25

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $202.27/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$202.27

48 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,046

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$29.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.53

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	209.74	1,097	36
Medium and Large 2	500	179.85	899	12thin

One grade step is worth $29.89/cwt here — about $198 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 sale48 hd

202.27

—

WV average5 barns · 209 hd

179.74

+22.53

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	1,772	119.01	2,109	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,383	91.16	1,261	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,518	89.49	1,358	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,243	86.21	1,071	17

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	623	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	997	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	933	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,144	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	168.76/cwt	167.50–170.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	173.34/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,063	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	242	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,049	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	203.32/cwt	192.50–207.50	937	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	190.74/cwt	181.00–207.50	1,011	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,132	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	165.86/cwt	160.00–170.00	939	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	869	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	196.19/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,126	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	177.26/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,191	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	357	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	785	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,081	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	922	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	198.31/cwt	180.00–215.00	750	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	494	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	988	1
Bulls	—	—	1,772	119.01/cwt	114.00–127.00	2,109	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	91.16/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,261	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	84.23/cwt	84.00–84.50	1,256	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,572	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,572	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,171	76.98/cwt	72.00–80.00	901	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,258	88.19/cwt	82.00–93.50	1,109	14

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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