Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-13

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.04/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$157.04

5 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

per head · Medium 1 over Medium 2

$18.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.11

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	466	163.40	761	3thin
Large 1	465	150.00	698	1thin
Medium 2	470	145.00	682	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.40/cwt here — about $80 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 sale5 hd

157.04

—

WV average4 barns · 300 hd

183.15

−26.11

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	1,850	115.00	2,128	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,540	79.99	1,232	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,185	59.45	705	3thin

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)	1,018	$1,048	3thin

Every lot, as filed

10 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	246	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,368	74.17/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,015	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,548	83.50/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,293	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,528	74.73/cwt	74.50–75.00	1,142	2
Bulls	—	—	1,850	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,128	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	1,047.87/head	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,048	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	466	163.40/cwt	160.00–170.00	761	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	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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