Name: Buckhannon Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-07

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $267.08/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$267.08

6 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,436

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$462

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$32.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+29.09

vs WV average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	272.50	1,518	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	440	240.00	1,056	1thin

One grade step is worth $32.50/cwt here — about $462 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

267.08

—

WV average2 barns · 38 hd

237.99

+29.09

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	1,500	129.00	1,935	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,667	102.23	1,704	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,354	99.61	1,349	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,155	77.70	897	7thin
Heifers	Select	Average	890	90.00	801	1thin

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,518	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,056	1
Bulls	—	—	1,500	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,935	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	96.46/cwt	92.00–101.00	1,331	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	107.50/cwt	104.00–110.50	1,387	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,667	102.23/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,704	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	85.52/cwt	83.00–88.50	999	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	71.83/cwt	68.00–75.00	822	4
Heifers	Select	—	890	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	801	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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