Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-29

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.33/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$122.33

6 head · 654 lb average

Value per head Derived

$800

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

per head · Large 1 over Medium 1

$4.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.64

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	693	125.50	869	2thin
Medium 1	635	120.75	767	4thin

One grade step is worth $4.75/cwt here — about $102 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 sale6 hd

122.33

—

WV average2 barns · 17 hd

157.97

−35.64

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	1,779	115.87	2,061	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,415	93.47	1,323	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,155	86.47	999	20
Heifers	Select	Average	1,150	110.00	1,265	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,190	132.00	1,571	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,493	$1,353	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,445	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,450	$1,330	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,125	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,445	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,423	$1,778	2thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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	Large 2	—	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium 1	—	980	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,078	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	635	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	768	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	750	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	700	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	835	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	935	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,532	1,407.03/head	1,360.00–1,475.00	1,407	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,375	1,190.00/head	1,190.00–1,190.00	1,190	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,330.00/head	1,330.00–1,330.00	1,330	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	1,880.00/head	1,880.00–1,880.00	1,880	1
Bulls	—	—	2,025	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,592	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,688	1
Bulls	—	—	1,693	118.24/cwt	117.00–119.00	2,002	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	100.33/cwt	94.00–117.50	1,148	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,184	87.20/cwt	79.00–90.50	1,032	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,397	88.13/cwt	82.00–93.00	1,231	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,441	101.11/cwt	95.00–107.50	1,457	7
Heifers	Select	—	1,150	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,265	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	72.26/cwt	69.00–75.00	786	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	483	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,190	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,571	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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