Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-06

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $182.00/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$182.00

3 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,053

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$542

per head · Medium 1 over Medium 2

$78.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.56

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	598	208.00	1,244	2thin
Medium 2	540	130.00	702	1thin

One grade step is worth $78.00/cwt here — about $542 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 sale3 hd

182.00

—

WV average5 barns · 245 hd

202.56

−20.56

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	1,568	104.00	1,630	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,276	86.25	1,101	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,081	82.05	887	11
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,265	145.00	1,834	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)	1,220	$1,395	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,330	$1,370	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,460	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,495	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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 1-2	—	732	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,105	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	672	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,015	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	598	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,244	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,370.00/head	1,370.00–1,370.00	1,370	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,395.00/head	1,395.00–1,395.00	1,395	1
Bulls	—	—	1,950	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	2,106	1
Bulls	—	—	1,185	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,185	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	86.25/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,101	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	84.29/cwt	80.00–87.00	875	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	93.52/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,136	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	69.94/cwt	64.00–76.00	753	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,265	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,834	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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