Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-08

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $228.68/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$228.68

60 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,261

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$402

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

$22.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.17

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	232.07	1,325	51
Medium and Large 2	441	209.44	923	9thin

One grade step is worth $22.63/cwt here — about $402 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 sale60 hd

228.68

—

WV average5 barns · 188 hd

219.51

+9.17

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	1,423	116.55	1,659	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,419	91.47	1,298	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	90.44	1,377	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,154	84.62	977	15

Every lot, as filed

44 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 2	—	408	180.03/cwt	175.00–185.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	188.18/cwt	180.00–195.00	971	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	192.15/cwt	190.00–193.00	853	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,063	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	238.73/cwt	215.00–245.00	1,108	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	228.08/cwt	210.00–235.00	958	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,013	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	215.27/cwt	205.00–219.50	1,313	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	225.03/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,285	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	699	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,643	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	986	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	489	227.59/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,113	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,178	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	650	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	825	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,238	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	90.44/cwt	89.50–91.50	1,377	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,181	86.61/cwt	80.00–93.00	1,023	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,518	100.28/cwt	98.50–102.00	1,522	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	88.53/cwt	80.00–91.50	1,227	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	76.66/cwt	73.00–79.00	803	3
Bulls	—	—	1,423	116.55/cwt	103.00–130.00	1,659	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	970	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	213.11/cwt	210.00–220.00	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	175.16/cwt	165.00–185.00	1,077	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,174	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	692	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	969	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	178.12/cwt	175.00–185.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	173.31/cwt	170.00–175.00	811	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	200.69/cwt	192.50–205.00	937	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	244.43/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,247	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	592	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,036	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	195	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	302	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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