Slaughter cattle
By class and quality grade · $/cwtCull 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 | 1,710 | 128.41 | 2,196 | 3thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,441 | 104.40 | 1,504 | 4thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,699 | 102.79 | 1,746 | 4thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,201 | 94.03 | 1,129 | 7thin |
Every lot, as filed
9 lots · USDA AMS · Buckhannon Stockyards Livestock Auction - Buckhannon, WVNothing 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 | — | — | 1,710 | 128.41/cwt | 126.00–130.00 | 2,196 | 3 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,433 | 101.20/cwt | 97.00–107.00 | 1,450 | 3 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,465 | 114.00/cwt | 114.00–114.00 | 1,670 | 1 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,660 | 102.58/cwt | 99.00–106.00 | 1,703 | 2 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,720 | 111.00/cwt | 111.00–111.00 | 1,909 | 1 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,755 | 95.00/cwt | 95.00–95.00 | 1,667 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,192 | 93.24/cwt | 89.00–100.00 | 1,111 | 5 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,240 | 107.00/cwt | 107.00–107.00 | 1,327 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,205 | 85.00/cwt | 85.00–85.00 | 1,024 | 1 |
How this sale compares
West Virginia weighted averagesOne 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.