Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-01

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $178.47/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$178.47

30 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$962

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$17.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.19

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	188.23	1,044	13thin
Medium and Large 2	527	171.00	902	17thin

One grade step is worth $17.23/cwt here — about $142 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 sale30 hd

178.47

—

WV average6 barns · 614 hd

197.66

−19.19

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	1,658	116.44	1,930	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,609	91.98	1,480	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	85.03	1,049	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	941	48.73	458	11

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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$925	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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 1	—	446	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,037	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	170.10/cwt	160.00–180.00	655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	197.80/cwt	180.00–217.50	938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	677	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,016	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	185.12/cwt	182.50–186.00	1,250	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	171.84/cwt	161.00–182.50	1,084	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,047	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	731	181.16/cwt	173.00–189.00	1,324	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	206.67/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,275	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,142	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	686	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,076	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,321	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,144	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	961	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	172.37/cwt	170.00–175.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	596	190.50/cwt	189.00–192.00	1,135	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	169.18/cwt	167.50–170.00	1,073	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	714	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,214	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	887	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,036	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	818	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	757	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	89.31/cwt	88.50–90.00	1,409	3
Bulls	—	—	1,717	119.44/cwt	117.00–122.00	2,051	7
Bulls	—	—	1,450	105.96/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,536	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	654	18.00/cwt	18.00–18.00	118	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,486	92.00/cwt	91.50–92.50	1,367	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	83.96/cwt	75.00–88.50	1,003	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,702	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,702	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	74.42/cwt	72.00–78.00	745	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	638	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	39.79/cwt	27.00–46.00	368	6

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.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →