Sale reports / West Virginia / Buckhannon Stockyards / 2024-01-31

Buckhannon Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Buckhannon, West Virginia · Wed, Jan 31
● Final9 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1872
Receipts
21 head
7 vs last sale 14 18 vs year ago 39 · 46.2%
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Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,644125.752,0674thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,376103.511,4256thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,517101.831,5453thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,19688.081,0537thin

Every lot, as filed

9 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsLean 85-90%1,07264.95/cwt60.00–76.006963
CowsLean 85-90%1,248112.45/cwt110.50–114.501,4032
CowsLean 85-90%1,33098.39/cwt96.00–101.001,3092
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,555108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,6791
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49898.74/cwt95.00–102.001,4792
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,2411
CowsBoner 80-85%1,388113.12/cwt110.50–115.501,5702
CowsBoner 80-85%1,387100.28/cwt97.50–102.501,3913
Bulls1,644125.75/cwt120.00–134.002,0674

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.