Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-17

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $210.00/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$210.00

5 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,075

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+10.83

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	210.00	1,075	5thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

210.00

—

WV average2 barns · 9 hd

199.17

+10.83

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	1,682	123.72	2,081	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,433	102.00	1,461	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,347	97.90	1,319	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,190	91.00	1,083	28

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,375	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,420	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,357	$1,271	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,173	$1,170	2thin

Every lot, as filed

15 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%	—	1,205	72.39/cwt	70.00–75.00	872	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,414	101.75/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,439	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,544	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,381	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,387	103.37/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,434	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	95.16/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,263	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	90.74/cwt	85.00–97.00	1,042	22
Bulls	—	—	1,682	123.72/cwt	109.00–139.00	2,081	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,375	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	1,290.00/head	1,290.00–1,290.00	1,290	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,420	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,360	1,230.99/head	1,200.00–1,260.00	1,231	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	512	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,075	5

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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