Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-15

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $209.30/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$209.30

51 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,107

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$530

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

$75.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.23

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	229.93	1,275	14thin
Medium 1	510	213.91	1,090	23
Large 1	560	193.13	1,082	4thin
Medium 2	544	185.74	1,010	7thin
Large 2	483	154.17	745	3thin

One grade step is worth $75.76/cwt here — about $530 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 sale51 hd

209.30

—

WV average5 barns · 418 hd

217.52

−8.23

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	—	High	1,862	118.64	2,209	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,391	95.14	1,324	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,605	90.50	1,453	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,184	85.99	1,018	26
Steers	Select	Average	1,175	118.00	1,387	1thin

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)	1,210	$1,380	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,309	$1,228	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$1,129	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,305	$1,325	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$938	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,390	$1,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,153	$1,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,348	$1,628	2thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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 1	—	815	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,345	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	358	172.45/cwt	170.00–175.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	890	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	425	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	620	141.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	878	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	315	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	567	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	540	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	907	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	670	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	888	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	570	164.31/cwt	163.00–165.00	937	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	535	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	762	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	425	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	786	1
Steers	Large 2	—	505	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	770	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	610	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	976	1
Steers	Medium 1Value Added	—	438	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,040	6
Steers	Medium 1	—	370	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	1
Steers	Large 1	—	492	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,021	2
Steers	Large 2	—	472	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	732	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	690	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	852	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,534	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	690	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,346	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	630	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	520	196.30/cwt	195.00–197.50	1,021	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	505	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,061	1
Steers	Large 1	—	628	178.76/cwt	177.50–180.00	1,123	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	468	212.54/cwt	210.00–215.00	995	6
Steers	Medium 1	—	424	212.42/cwt	210.00–215.00	901	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,285	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,241	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	383	182.65/cwt	175.00–190.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	330	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	611	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	—	745	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	950	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	635	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,111	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	505	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	909	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	350	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	788	1
Steers	Select	—	1,175	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,387	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,212	88.16/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,068	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	1,453	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,404	91.60/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,286	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,382	98.65/cwt	96.00–104.50	1,363	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	369	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	103.47/cwt	95.50–110.00	1,149	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,300	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,469	1
Bulls	—	—	2,025	124.76/cwt	124.00–125.50	2,526	2
Bulls	—	—	1,781	115.58/cwt	110.00–119.00	2,058	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,380.00/head	1,380.00–1,380.00	1,380	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	900	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,129.44/head	1,080.00–1,175.00	1,129	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	1,216.58/head	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,217	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,585	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	1,628.15/head	1,525.00–1,725.00	1,628	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	290	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	452	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	836	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	470	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	685	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	959	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	508	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	665	156.02/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,038	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	275	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	433	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	580	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	928	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	435	184.77/cwt	180.00–187.50	804	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	625	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	797	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	660	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	832	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	495	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	718	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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